Question about Kwik poly
 

I have an 82 Grady White Tarpon(tournament) 190. I pulled the 89 110 V4 to put my 96 Johnson on to test it out. When I removed it I decided to pull the aluminum trim and take a look at the transom. I wasn't happy to see that it was a wet and seemed to be rotten. I saw someone on here mentioned using quick poly on a transom before. I was just wondering if they dried it out first? My newer motor is a long shaft so I have to use a jack plate so it's going to have more leverage on the transom. When I tilted the original motor up all the way and jumped up and down it didn't flex but now I'm a little worried. I was thinking of trying the quick poly and putting an 1/8" thick aluminum angle over it to re-enforce it.

It actually WON'T have any more leverage on the transom from the longer shaft... tho the set back of the jack plate would add a little.....

Yes I would think the wood would have to be dry to be able to soak anything into it

You need to dry the wood out as best you can, then get a drill bit and drill a few holes in the middle of it to let the epoxy soak in and penetrate the wood. I've done this on rotted transoms before, and was surprised at how stout they were afterwards. Open it up and put a halogen light next to it for a few days to dry it out some, then do the kwik poly to it.

Thanks that's what I'll do. How much did you have to use to do it?

It all depends on how rotted or dry the wood is. The two 1 gallon jug kit isn't priced that bad, and should more than do the job. Just keep it cool after you open it, or else it will kick off in the container. Also keep in mind you have very little working time with kwik poly once it is combined in a container for use. So don't mix it until your ready to apply it.

I ordered the 2 qt kit earlier today to start. I'm going to cut the rest of the cap off and hit it with an infrared heat lamp for a little while.
I was wondering if you used any filler to fill tge 1/4" holes or you just used the straight kwik poly?

I just use the kwik poly. It is STRONG stuff. I would also reccomend some rubber gloves as this stuff will get into your fingers as well as it soaks into wood.

Thanks a lot for your help. Hopefully it does the trick.

I would suggest drilling a few drain holes at the bottom if the transom... Any pooled water can drain there.... When pouring the resin you can tape the holes or plug w wood pegs when/if the resin reaches the holes.

Hopefully ill get to start this weekend. I'm going to drill a few holes into the core from the outside to see how far down the core is wet. From tapping it doesn't seem like its wet below about halfway between the upper and lower mounting bolts. Ill know for sure once I drill it. Once I get the core straightened out I'm going to glass the top in with some 1708 and Gelcoat it.