Transon Repair Progress
 

So it didn't rain today so I started the transom work based on the countless hours of reading and youtube. As usuall I have questions.

Got the bold plugs pretty much done. Patched the inside first, let dry.
Preped wood plugs and inserted them and glassed on the outside.

Found a little bit of rot on the bottom seadrive hole as shown in pictures. My though is to cut with a sawsall straight down to see if in an inch or two the rot stopps. Bottom hole is only slightly rotted on the bottom side and it doesn't seem that bad. Top hole is solid all around.

Is my thought of cutting down some the prefered process or should I be scooping the wood out and filling in with something?

Nice and clean work, tap yourself on the back, as for the rotten part, its your call, I personally will scoop or drill some holes into it from the expose surface and inject resin in it and then fill it it as planned..

I used wood dowels coated in resin for the smaller holes; it worked really well.

I think cutting another inch shouldn't hurt things. Here's a link to my gallery where there are some pics of when I went through the same thing you're going through (but without the wrot...)

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/album102?page=3

Yep, I reviewed your pictures before starting. Used same dowel process on the holes last night with much success.

Will try to scoop out the wood and fill with resin to see how it works. May cut if while scooping it seems to be more rot.

Couldn't do it, just scoop out stuff so went down a little with saw. Looks better but still used scoop and fill to the sides where it has a little bit.

Moving along. Holes are not fully sealed yet, but another day or so and they will be.

Cut out wood, glassed on inside, put wood, glassed on outside.

I could only do 2 layers of wood as I was using 3/4 marine ply. So on the outside, i've having to build it up with glass.

That job's comin' along GREAT!!...LOOKS GOOD...the end result is gonna be worth all this, plus there's always a lot of satisfaction w/havin' done a job like this and what you learn along the way!!...:sun:

Nice work Joe. I wish I knew how to glass.

Transom Update
 

Almost ready for barrier coat and paint on transom. Will wait to do the rest of the hull bottom for applying paint, but will work on barrier coat soon.

Epoxy with filler worked quite nice and sanded very well as a fairing coat.

Keeping a good eye out for a bracket preferably with a platform for this puppy.

Bet a 24 pack with my cousin that it will be in the water by Nov. 1st. Gonna be very tough but worse case I'll be drinking a 24 pack with him. LOL

Here you go custom brackets..
http://orlando.craigslist.org/boa/1277917804.html

Wohhh. Sticker shock!

Actually looking for a used one. The guys at Stainless Marine are local and make a heck of a platform, but hopefully in the next month or so I run across a decent priced used unit.

Here is a cheap one on Flea Bay free shipping
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AFFOR...ssoriesQ5fGear

There are cheaper ones, by the time you drill and powder coat you over 1k

CK your local mariners for a take off

Speaking of Stainless Marine being local...and beer...sometimes a factory reject is only cosmetic...you might take some cold beer, make a friend at the factory and tell him to be on the lookout for a deal...

Got the bracket! :happy:

Found a local witha an excellent bracket for a good price.

Will need to shim it much like macojoe did, but seems simple enough. Will need to do some reading on calculating the correct position on the transom for the bracket.

Awesome
 

Love it ! I may build one some day, My next venture ? Learn how to weld first ..
What is it made of ?

Aluminum. I believe MacoJoe has pics in the gallery of one he made of steel but then bought an aluminum one.
http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/album91/Picture_027

Don't know that i'd undertake learning to weld aluminum as I hear it's an art. Better off finding used.

New they seem to run 1300-2000. Managed to get this used for $600.

Powder coat is excellent. Can't wait to see it mounted.

Very good price, Happy for you ..See at that price I can afford one, at 2K I will make one :)

You can mig weld aluminum.

Here is a picture of a show host with a little welding training,
but the settings are from the guy who does the job every day.
It is the front bumper weld on the Corvette Z06 (we make this in one of our plants)
This is a screen dump from teh show called "Ultimate Factories"

We mig smaller connections, but the longer connections are laser welded.



http://home.comcast.net/~parishht/pw...g_aluminum.jpg

Hey
 

I found a wonderful article to help with the installation of the bracket
http://www.dadmarine.com/twin.htm

Can't wait to see your finished project...perfect bracket and for that price keep lookin' over your shoulder cause there are some would say you STOLD IT!!... :beer:

Took the day off for lobstering tomorrow, but the 17' didnt want to start and the seas are a bit much for me in the 1967 17'.

So guess what? I'll be working on the V!

As usuall with any project, i keep finding little things I can do.
Bracket is probably about 4-6 weeks away form being installed.

Floor may be in by Sunday.

LOBSTERING? Where are you located Joe?

Sunny South Florida, Miami to be exact. Mini Season for Rock Lobster down here today and tomorrow.

I've always wanted to try for lobster, but I don't think there are many in the Delaware bay.:sad: