defishinsea
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- Aug 8, 2021
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Hello fellow boaters,
Just got a 1960 CADORETTE for free. I know there is no such thing as a "free" boat especially this old. It's a 14ft fiberglass boat with a 60HP Johnson engine. Now it's time to replace the transom. I decided to go by removing the outter skin and then removed the old transom which was rotten all the way around. The reason I chose to go from outside was because the boat has a splaswell in the back and working from inside without cutting into the splashwell would have been a colossal job.
Anyway everything is removed and cleaned up and it's time to put back a new transom.
Here is where my question comes in; when I cut the outter skin I left a lip of glass all the way around and now I cannot insert the transom in one piece. The only way is to cut the corner caps which are made of glass and then insert the transom from atop. I don't wanna do this as I am thinking that would mess up with the strength of the hull if the corners are not done correctly. My question is can I cut my transom in 2 pieces vertically so I can fit them in? Should the cut be right in the middle or towards any of the edges so that where the motor mounts would be a single piece of wood? Straight cut or 45 degrees? Any metal brackets from the interior to hold the 2 pieces together or the inner and outter skin will hold the transom solid? Any input from you if highly appreciated. Thank you.
Just got a 1960 CADORETTE for free. I know there is no such thing as a "free" boat especially this old. It's a 14ft fiberglass boat with a 60HP Johnson engine. Now it's time to replace the transom. I decided to go by removing the outter skin and then removed the old transom which was rotten all the way around. The reason I chose to go from outside was because the boat has a splaswell in the back and working from inside without cutting into the splashwell would have been a colossal job.
Anyway everything is removed and cleaned up and it's time to put back a new transom.
Here is where my question comes in; when I cut the outter skin I left a lip of glass all the way around and now I cannot insert the transom in one piece. The only way is to cut the corner caps which are made of glass and then insert the transom from atop. I don't wanna do this as I am thinking that would mess up with the strength of the hull if the corners are not done correctly. My question is can I cut my transom in 2 pieces vertically so I can fit them in? Should the cut be right in the middle or towards any of the edges so that where the motor mounts would be a single piece of wood? Straight cut or 45 degrees? Any metal brackets from the interior to hold the 2 pieces together or the inner and outter skin will hold the transom solid? Any input from you if highly appreciated. Thank you.