gill you are the man!

That's my problem, too...:head:

Im with Reel, Id seriously consider redoining that transom. You dont want that part of the boat to give you trouble in rough seas. Thats one section of the boat you want to be solid and dependable. I redid a full transom on my I/O and it was'nt that bad. I had no previous experience with fiberglass and it was a breeze to work with.

I think what I am going to try is pouring that sealer into the transom. It is suppose to store its strength. Then use that marine patch stuff to seal it tight and use a piece of angle aluminum to keep it rigid. For now, I am thinking that will have to do until I have a better in flux of capitol to redo the transom.

Kracker, here are the pics I took yesterday. Let me know as I am going to list the motor soon.

Figured I would keep posting pics as I go. So far I am thinking I did pretty well. The two hatches in the floor are soft and will have to be replaced but the rest is looking pretty solid. The transom is not as bad as I thought, but I will be using the resin that is suppose to restrengthen it and add an angle bracket to be sure it does not move.

If by "sealer" you mean Git-Rot or equivalent, the wood must be DRY, DRY, DRY in order to work...and the patch stuff is not structural and will crack like crazy when you mount the motor back on the transom...I learned this hard lesson on this '84...if there's not much movement to the transom and you aren't gonna repair now, seal any openings w/3M 4200 and use same to seal down the alum cap you mention...the 4200 is strong stuff and will FLEX when the motor bracket gets TORQUED down...mine, on the orher hand went SNAP-CRACKLE-POP!!...:cen:

Thanks, I forgot that it did not have much give. The transom is completely dry, so that is one thing I am sure off. I will also follow your 3M suggestion.

For the hatches, you should consider recoring them. I just finished with my gas tank hatch and will post pictures of it on another thread. You're probably not going to "find" the ones you need in any better condition than the ones you have.

that Tilt trim looks good actually. just the motor is rusted which is command on those tt sections. nothing $60 won't fix. is that a 150 a 175 or a 235 motor?