Re: Transom help On a v20 center console
 

Hi guys I got the pictures. It looks much worse in the pictures than it really is. The places that are ground out are where cracks were. please look at my pics and tell me what you think. I looked at a couple of v 20s with swim platform brackets and a closed transom. i think i can remove the small rotted section and replace with fresh fiberglass and wood but put a platform. I think since the platform bolts all the way across and all of the motors weight will not be concentrated on the new piece of wood this will be a good solution. I just see if i can budget enough for a platform. I like the one made by d and d marine.

Thanks let me know your opinions

here are the pictures

http://picasaweb.google.com/drjmoo1

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Beggers cant be choosey, but any chance of some pics. that have some distance. Having trouble at what I'm looking at. The crack looks bad, but maybe you can fill it with some west System and through on a few layers of cloth for strenght for a temp. fix. You can always
dial the 1-800-Skool help line. 8)

Re: Transom help On a v20 center console
 

Yea sorry the pictures are a little hard to understand but i put two more from further away

Re: Transom help On a v20 center console
 

If your standing in the boat looking at the transom is the crack in the left corner of the splash well. Where you cut open and could see the gap that is ok but the inner shell should meet the transom where the engine mounts. From what I see you may want to start by cutting of the fiber glass that covers the top of the transom. This will give you a good idea of what is going on and the is a good post step by step of how someone mad that section all one peice as those transom caps have been issues. Could the crack hav come from the transom not metting with the transom where the engin mounted and when they tightened the engins mounting bolts it force the splashwell to pull in and eventually caused it to crack. Mine had in that area which was filled with body filler as I explained above. Maybe try inserting a bolt in one of the top holes and see what starts to move s=when it tightened. Just a few ideas.

Re: Transom help On a v20 center console
 

I have been debating weather to do a seacast transom or redo it with ply wood. Any body have any experience with seacast or another non conventional method. Seacast seems like an easy fix but i couldnt raise the transom back to 25 inches with it. With seacast i can be sure the transom will not rot again.
What do you think?

jordan
fort myers fl

Re: Transom help On a v20 center console
 

sorry bro..i cant see anything that looks professionally done on that transom.....you need a full redo of that transom..and using wood not that seacast stuff.

Re: Transom help On a v20 center console
 

Why do you think that the transom has been notched. Mine drops down like your in two stages and lowest is where the motor mounts. Mine is a 1983 which I think yours is a different year. With everything gutted from the boat I would remove the inner skin and fix the transom from the inside. It's not hard to do and you have done about 90% of the work allready. You just now have to remove all the screws from around the rub rail and the ones under it and she will come right apart. This will expose all the stringers and you can make any needed repairs to them. That is how we did mine and there is a thread with pics of someone repairing their boat the same way.

Re: Transom help On a v20 center console
 

The Guy i bought it from said he had cut the transom and that is why it rotted. he cut it because he "got a good deal on the motor" which ended up ruining the transom. Somebody told me about a structural composite board that i can use for the transom has anyone heard of it or know where to get it. I am still considering seacast. i am still continuing with the project while i decide on the transom. I have been sanding and grinding and filling.

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With what you have allready done just take the boat apart it will take you a couple of hours at the most. All you have left to do is remove the rub rail and the screws under it and the boat will pop apart. You will need a hoist to left it out or do as I did and use a big tree limb with a pully. Then you will have acess to the entire bottom of the boat and can repair any other damage to the stringers etc... If you want more info on how I did the job let me know.

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Drj, can you post some better Pics. of what you got.
Been looking at seacast myself. It's interesting stuff.
Lifting off teh top would be the way to go, but I guess you would have to snip/disconnect all your guage wiring.