Holes in transom

[randlemanboater]

Well the Merc is history and my wallet is fat, at least until I pay my credit card bill.

The plate that was on the V to "convert" it to a 25" transom turned out to be a piece of sheet metal that was just filling the space, it had no structural integrity.

They drilled some holes above the original mounting holes to attach the 25" Merc. I now need to fill them and open up the old ones.

Lucky for me it looks like they sealed up the holes pretty good on the outside of the hull so no water got in the transom.

Should I use 5200 or Formula 27 to fill the holes?

[spareparts]

I like to fill the holes with a wooden dowel soaked in resin or epoxy, wrap some cloth around the end before you push it thru( like cleaning a gun), don't push the fabric all the way out, after it cures cut it off flush, grind it down and glass up whats left.

[Skools Out]

Originally Posted by spareparts

I like to fill the holes with a wooden dowel soaked in resin or epoxy, wrap some cloth around the end before you push it thru( like cleaning a gun), don't push the fabric all the way out, after it cures cut it off flush, grind it down and glass up whats left.

Yeap just as Spare said just saved me some typing ;D

[Skools Out]

hey do your holes look or feel soft in there if so but a patch of duct tape or gorilla tape over the holes outside of the transom and then slowly fill the holes from the other side with thin epxoy resin untill full let sit till it soaks in and drys then repeat till full and that with help the transom a ton in that case.

By the way that 20" transom means your 140 will fit ;D

[msbhammer]

Holes are a bit close to each other. Hopefully they wont give out. Seal those suckers up tight like the others have said to do. ;)

[Stillrunning]

Take a drill bit and ream them out just a little to clean out any caulk or other stuff. I then would get that stuff made by West System which is a white powder which thickens up resin and will add strength. Tape over one side of hole and fill. May take a couple of times to get it nice and smooth.

[macojoe]

Do as stated above with the dowle and glass, Just tap the dowle in about 1/3 inch and inish with formula 27 to match the gel coat a little. Its going to be covered by the motor anyway.
I also would drill a couple of 1/4 holes from the inside out to check the wood in the transom, just to make sure you have good wood! then just fill the small holes with 5200 be fine.

[Stillrunning]

Originally Posted by macojoe

Do as stated above with the dowle and glass, Just tap the dowle in about 1/3 inch and inish with formula 27 to match the gel coat a little. Its going to be covered by the motor anyway.
I also would drill a couple of 1/4 holes from the inside out to check the wood in the transom, just to make sure you have good wood! then just fill the small holes with 5200 be fine.

Ha, you said good wood!

[randlemanboater]

Another question.

That cap on top of the transom, is there glass and gelcoat under it or bare wood. This V is an '84.

[randlemanboater]

Originally Posted by MSBHAMMER

Holes are a bit close to each other. Hopefully they wont give out. Seal those suckers up tight like the others have said to do. *;)

Yeah, I am thinking about putting one of those aluminuminuminum backing plate type things, just for good measure.