[Tahiti]

First post. Great site, looks like good people trying to help each other. I happened upon the site in looking for transom repair info, and have read a great deal on old posts. Good pics too. Just got my 5th boat, was actually looking hard for a V20 dual console, but ran across an '88 proline 20 center console. Transom needs work without a doubt, but in looking closer and shaking the engine while trimmed up, there is a slight flex, but not much, maybe 1/8" at the most. The skin and liner are not cracked. Thinking of running the boat until warmer weather arrives, then doing the pour method repair. One thing I am concerned with is hopefully the inside "skin" doesn't have any holes. The liner doesn't allow access to the inside of the transom. I may cut a large section of the outside skin to better access the removal of wood and to plug holes, I am comfortable with doing small fiberglass work. Also removing outside skin will hopefully allow an inspection of the ends of the stringers.

The last post on transom repairs was a while back, would like to know how the transoms are holding up. Is there any epoxy pours, or are the Seacast, Arjay, etc all there is? I have always thought epoxy to be far superior to polyester base.

Any and all comments appreciated.

Mike (in SC)