Transom repair

[oldscout50]

I have started working on the repair to the 78 Skeeter bass boat. I removed all of the bad wood clear down to the soild wood at the very bottom of the boat. I sprayed in the CEPS to seal the rest of the wood. I have cut one piece of new transom plywood. When I test fitted the wood I found that the stern has a slight curve to it. It also only has about a 1" gap between the inner and the out fiberglass. I had already couted on putting a piece on the outside and the inside of the boat to cover up some mistakes that were made before I got the boat. I do not think that I can get both pieces of plywood in to the transom area with them apoxed together. Do I have to apoxy the two new piece first or can I put them in and them do it? The one repair that I read about had you pouring i apoxy mixed with sawdust to fill the areas around the new wood.

 

[jim dozier]

Re: Transom repair

So what you're saying is that you have removed the fiberglass inner shell of the transom along with the bad wood and all that is left is the outer shell of the transom and that because of a curve that was designed into the transom, a flat piece of plywood won't fit without a gap to the outer hull? You also have found that the outer fiberglass skin of the transom is damaged?<br /><br />I would suggest that you first repair the outer damaged fiberglass skin of the transom so that you will end up with fiberglass on the outside not wood. Once you have a solid outer skin you can deal with the curvature which may or may not belong there. If its part of the design you can laminate 1/4" plywood pieces with epoxy resin one at a time to match the curve, until you have sufficient thickness for the finished transom. Then put a layer of glass with epoxy resin on the inside to form the inner skin.

 

[thejeepster02]

Re: Transom repair

Was the curve from the design or has the transon worped? I had to repair the curve during my rebuild. I used angled steel and used exesting holes and had to drill new ones, then bolted it all together when I epoxed the the new ply in.<br /> <br /><br />see my pictures<br /><br /> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/thejeepster02/album?.dir=/b6ff&.src=ph&.tok=phews6BBhw65xvOG

 

[oldscout50]

Re: Transom repair

Originally posted by oldscout50:<br /> I have started working on the repair to the 78 Skeeter bass boat. I removed all of the bad wood clear down to the soild wood at the very bottom of the boat. I sprayed in the CEPS to seal the rest of the wood. I have cut one piece of new transom plywood. When I test fitted the wood I found that the stern has a slight curve to it. It also only has about a 1" gap between the inner and the out fiberglass. I had already couted on putting a piece on the outside and the inside of the boat to cover up some mistakes that were made before I got the boat. I do not think that I can get both pieces of plywood in to the transom area with them apoxed together. Do I have to apoxy the two new piece first or can I put them in and them do it? The one repair that I read about had you pouring i apoxy mixed with sawdust to fill the areas around the new wood.

 

[oldscout50]

Re: Transom repair

Both the inside and the outside fiberglass is in tack and not cracked or damaged. When I bought the boat the other person had put a plain not painted or stained piece of plywood on the outside and secured it with a 2x4 on each corner about 6" from the motor mounts. On the inside of the boat it had 2x4's running parrell with the top of the boat. I do not need to repair any fiberglass I figured I would cover the old holes with a new properly prepaired piece of wood. The curve seems to designed into the transom because it goes from the top of the boat almost all of the way to the bottom. It becomes flat right at the bottom. I inspected the transom and can not find any cracks in the fiberglass. The inner fiberglass still has the metal plates in it for the motor supports and I have not found any cracks in it either. The other question do the motor bolts come from the inside out or outside in?