And now a word from our safety officer:.....
If your transom is soft, and you're running a 225hp engine, make sure you are all wearing your life jackets at all times. Also, tie a long rope with a bouy on one end to your boat bow eye, so they will know where to look for it after it sinks.
There was a boat that sank and killed 2 people just outside of Barnaget last year that had a soft transom. Transom let go, water poured in and the rest was a tragity. And you're running the max hp which means you're going to be putting the max strain on your soft transom. It's a sure recipe for a disaster.
Fixing a transom is really not a hard job, open it, scrape out the gunk and pour a new one. There's lots of guys on this site that have done it and there are plenty of posts on the subject. Read...heed...live.
Oh... and welcome to the site. Good to have you aboard.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer
1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer
1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer
All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango.
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