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Transom Repair
I have a 82 cuddy and found this site last week. It is full of good info. My transom was starting to get soft around the port splashwell drain and while researching here I found a link to seacast transom repair, i liked the theory, and last suday I took a chainsaw to the transom of the boat :o. It went pretty easy and this sunday I am going back together with it. I am actually going to use west systems epoxy to fill the void because I have used the product for years on big and small projects and am familiar with it. I called seacast to get pro's and cons but they wern,t very helpful/knowledgeable. The guy I talked to at west systems told me the biggest problem would be heat as the epoxy cured, and told me a couple of ways to keep the temp down. I will get some pics up and and let you know how it goes.
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04-24-2007, 01:50 PM
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Transom Repair
I have a 82 cuddy and found this site last week. It is full of good info. My transom was starting to get soft around the port splashwell drain and while researching here I found a link to seacast transom repair, i liked the theory, and last suday I took a chainsaw to the transom of the boat :o. It went pretty easy and this sunday I am going back together with it. I am actually going to use west systems epoxy to fill the void because I have used the product for years on big and small projects and am familiar with it. I called seacast to get pro's and cons but they wern,t very helpful/knowledgeable. The guy I talked to at west systems told me the biggest problem would be heat as the epoxy cured, and told me a couple of ways to keep the temp down. I will get some pics up and and let you know how it goes.
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04-24-2007, 06:38 PM
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Re: Transom Repair
Welcome. Is there any problems using the epoxy alone and without other matting? Most materials (especially fiberglass resin) don't perform well when thickly applied without something to provide expansion and contraction.
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 '75 Cuddy with '00 Johnson Ocean Pro 150 horse Benny
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04-24-2007, 06:38 PM
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Re: Transom Repair
Welcome. Is there any problems using the epoxy alone and without other matting? Most materials (especially fiberglass resin) don't perform well when thickly applied without something to provide expansion and contraction.
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'75 Cuddy with '00 Johnson Ocean Pro 150 horse Benny
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04-24-2007, 07:15 PM
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Re: Transom Repair
Welcome to the board. That stuff is going to be boiling by the time it starts to heat up. I've had like an inch left over in a cup and it was boiling. What did they say to do to keep the temp down and how are you going to contain the west to that one area? Forget the pics we want video of this.
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04-24-2007, 07:15 PM
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Re: Transom Repair
Welcome to the board. That stuff is going to be boiling by the time it starts to heat up. I've had like an inch left over in a cup and it was boiling. What did they say to do to keep the temp down and how are you going to contain the west to that one area? Forget the pics we want video of this.
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