Re: Upon Further Review..#$%@..1973 Slickcraft Trans/String Overhaul
hi mulligan...!
sorry this so long to get back to you....im researching a new product, so its taking lots of my time.
as far as your pm....i think you are over thinking this......dont forget your boat was designed by two drunks on a saterday night at the bar....with the design written on a beer coaster.....and built on the following monday by the same two hung over guys.
the reason for the extra thickness in the wood is because some one tryed to cut expences on the build....thats all.
to seal the transom.....just paint it with epoxy before you install it !
any thru hull holes must be sealed with epoxy or all your work is in vain.
i would suggest that you either pl or glass the new transom to the outer skin...if you have ground the skin to the point that is has uneven patches....just make some peanut butter and screed that stuff on till the innerside of the transom is smooth to glass to.
after its in....take the peanut butter and fill the voids around the edges....then seal the whole shabang with your epoxy (or poly)
this is a really simple thing bud.....i have seen transoms installed in less than half of an hour not including cure times.
after its glassed in and tabbed in....gellcoat it....and done !
yes you seal the edges before it goes in.
that is an i/o....so you have to have the 2 1/4 inch thickness......this is non negotiable....it also has to be flat and paralell around the drive hole.
i used a laminating gauge (micrometer) to measure mine.
by the way.....when johnny gets there....say hi for me.....and have a beer togeather......but what ever you do.....dont mention the red wings.
cheers
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