Transom replacement
 

OK, I started digging out the old wood in the transom with a chainsaw. I noticed the transom looks like it has a slight curve to it in the middle. I think the curve is a design element and not from fatigue, I could be wrong. However it looks as though Wellcraft made these transoms in three pieces with an epoxy seem joining the three pieces together. Question 1, Does this sound right to you guys? Question 2, Am I right that these boats have a slight curve to the transom?

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Right on, there is a curve. Not sure on the 3-piece wood.

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How do I deal with the curve?

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hey look at the pics of my transom in this page.

they are curved and have 3 layers yes but can cut it out and put in 1 piece of 2" 10 layer thick plywood

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/cgi-bin/...num=1128047135

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Curved transoms sound like a good arguement for POURING a new core... ;) ;D...

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more transom pictures of what i patched the outter areas with and then poured the resin for filling wooden transoms.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...llcraft029.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...llcraft028.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...llcraft027.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...llcraft026.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...llcraft025.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...llcraft024.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...llcraft023.jpg

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http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...llcraft022.jpg

Re: Transom replacement
 

Those pieces of wood i run the air grinder on them to rough it up with 24 grit and so it would soak up resin. they are 20" long and 4 to 5" wide. filled the transom with resin then drove the 1/4 thick wood in with a leather hammer. then let it sit over night it had soaked up all the resin so i filled it again today then left it for the night. i mixed the resin so it would take 2 to 3 days to set up. give it longer to soak into the wood to make the transom solid.

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Skool, settle this myth right now for me:

Will treated marine plywood not bond to resin? I've heard that treated would not, but thought I'd ask for future ref.

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no the 2 chemicals don't bond, the treatment for treated wood releases fumes as it dries and the resin breaks it's bond. So nope don't use treated wood in a boat.

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What about the holes drilled along the top?...how deep and what purpose?...foolish minds wanna know... ::)...