Re: Transom Question
Hello,again, Tedd.<br /> Luckily, you have an aluminum boat. It's soooo much easier installing a new transom to an aluminum hull as it is to Fiberglass!<br />This is still a tough task,tho.<br />You should try to keep the transom intact as muchas possible while removing it, so you can use it for a pattern.<br />Center-punch the rivets (to keep the drill bit from "walking"},and drill-out the rivets<br /> and remove the screws. It is recommended to use the same materials used in orignal construction, but sometimes, boat builders take short-cuts. So use high quality stanless or brass screws,and aircraft grade rivets. Before setting the transom, seal it with epoxy resin. Use 3M 5200 sealant around the entire seam,and whenever you mount the engine,around the mounting holes,mounting,both inside and out. This is probably where the old transom started it's road to decline (engine/depthfinder mounting holes),with bad sealing.
