Transom - Repair or wait till fall ???

[riskyboater]

Re: Transom - Repair or wait till fall ???

Woodonglass,

I am really interested.. What do you mean not necessary?? If he would go from the inside he would have to cut out all of the boxes and the entire deck??? I mean that would be a huge restore - in my mind. Or can he lift the top of the boat out??? (sorry - illiterate in boat construction)

BTW. I have 0 soft spots on the floor.

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: Transom - Repair or wait till fall ???

Take a look at this...You might find this informative!!!Seacast Transom Repair w/pictures - Boat Design Forums

 

[ondarvr]

Re: Transom - Repair or wait till fall ???

Here is the problem you are dealing with.

When someone finds "a little rot" it is rarely confined to the one area where they found it, it's more than typical for there to be a good amount of rotten wood elsewhere too. It is possible to do a very good fix on the transom from the outside, but when you find a rotten transom you almost always find rotten stringers. This is why very few transoms are fixed from the outside, about the only time they are done from the outside is when a repair shop is asked to just replace the transom and nothing else, so that's what they do.

It is so common to have the foam waterlogged and rotten stringers when the transom is rotten that you absolutely need to check them before putting together a game plan.

The same issue comes into play if you plan to find another hull "in good shape", there are very few out there, 99% of what you will find will be suffering from the same issue, lots of rot. So whatever you buy will need about the same amount of work.

The deck, or cap, can be removed with varying amounts of hassle to get to everything from the inside, so while doing just the transom from the outside may be easier at times, it's a waste of time if everything needs to be replaced.

It's up to you to decide if you like this boat enough to do a complete rebuild on it, if you do it yourself you will have less into it than buying a newer boat in better condition. Having someone else do it will put you in the poor-house.

Start reading other threads here on the same subject and you'll see what you'll be in for. People here will walk you through it if you decide to go for it.

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: Transom - Repair or wait till fall ???

ABSOLUTELY Agree with this ^^^. As I stated in Post #16 it's rare that the Transom is the ONLY problem that needs repaired. Even if you DIY the repairs and as ondarvr says, Even if you invest $6K in the boat, That's only 25% of the costs of a New one and when you're done with it, it will be Like NEW or BETTER!!!! It's a lot of Hard, Sweaty, Itchy, Yucky work, but...at least you'll know the boat is 100% structurally sound and will last for decades.

 

[Fastatv]

Re: Transom - Repair or wait till fall ???

If the transom is still solid, though wet, seal it up and run it. Usually takes years for a transom to actually rot after getting wet...damp. Enjoy it this summer....I had a wet transom, on a five year old boat, gave up on drying it out, ran it for another five years. Sold the boat, and it still had a solid transom six years after I sold it. Anyway, check for rot and transom flex, if you have neither....run it! This winter, if your up to the work, cost, and you really love the boat, then replace the transom, deck, bulkheads and stringers.

 

[riskyboater]

Re: Transom - Repair or wait till fall ???

So I drilled some holes after work, was killing me, it looks to me that most of the damage happened because of a leaking metal guard that is on top of the transom where motor mounts and drain holes. Sides of the transom are complete dry top to bottom. And it seems that most of the damage is right around the where the motor is mounted. I might have caught it early. Could be just wish full thinking

 

[riskyboater]

Re: Transom - Repair or wait till fall ???

In terms of DIY. I can probably do it, I rebuild many engines and jet skies, but unfortunately I don't have the place to do it. So if the stringers are decent I will probably replace the transom for 1K, run it for a few years and get something else. I am definitely not into fiberglass - laboratory equipment design , web and motors that's all.


THANK YOU ALL ALOT FOR ALL YOUR HELP ! I will post updates

 

[riskyboater]

Re: Transom - Repair or wait till fall ???

Woodonglass,
Thank you for the link. It was amazing! I think that is actually the best solution for me. I will give those guys a call tomorrow.