Seacast Transom Repair

[drj]

I do see your point and I am open to any ideas and am not dead set on anything because I want to make sure it is going to hold up. I did have an outboard break off of an inflatable boat transom once and it wasn't a fun experience. I can't imagine trying to recover a 200hp off the bottom of the river. I did see this picture in one of the galleries and this is where I got the 3 piece transom idea. http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/...0001.sized.jpg

[THEFERMANATOR]

SEACAST is expensive, that is why the one member recently went with ARJAY instead. I know it was ALOT less money(about 1/2 as much I believe). Go rent you a chainsaw and get the wood out the easy way. And the pic that TSUBAKI posted would not be removing enough glass to get the old wood out of there IMHO.

[tsubaki]

I agree with Theferm, but look at the price of an electric chainsaw and don't use oil in the bar (I used my wifes).

[drj]

Ya I could go with Arjay. But I am not sure I could raise it the 5".

[drj]

I started with the chainsaw today. I was wondering how you cut through the fiberglass between the sheets of plywood. My saw would not make it through them.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by drj

I started with the chainsaw today. I was wondering how you cut through the fiberglass between the sheets of plywood. My saw would not make it through them.

If there is glass in between the sheets of wood, then it has been replaced before. Never heard of the factory putting glass in between the sheets before. They normally would use the little squares of wood like they did on the decking in the transom.

[drj]

Yes i think it has been done before. The chainsaw really didnt do anything to the glass it just bounced off. I didnt realize that the arjay was half the price of the seacast and it seems to be just as good or better.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by mauryc

I think the Arjay 6011 and Nidacore pourable transom compound are exactly the same thing. Both are ceramic spheres in poly resin. The cured samples look exactly the same. The Arjay was from Fiberglass Services in Saraota for $106/ 5gal pail. Nidacore from their website is about $115. Shipping is what kills you. I got three 5 gal pails plus a quart of MEK-P shipped to Baton Rouge and the shipping ran about $130. Seacast was expensive and looks lumpy when poured. The Arjay ran like butter. We hammered the hull for air pockets but there was really no need. I guarantee every void in my transom was filled up by this stuff.

This is a quote from the member who just did his transom with ARJAY 6011. $130 a 5 gallon bucket shipped don't sound that bad. Last I heard SEACAST was going for $220+ shipped.

[tsubaki]

Originally Posted by drj

I started with the chainsaw today. I was wondering how you cut through the fiberglass between the sheets of plywood. My saw would not make it through them.

Drill bits and extensions, experiment with different types to see which is most useful.
Find out what size file the saw needs and sharpen the chain.

[mauryc]

Just my .02 again. Seacast markets the heck out of their stuff so people naturally see it more and think its the standard. The boat manufacturers use the Arjay and Nicacore pourables. I doubt any boat manufacturer uses Seacast. DRJ, if you have the small transom (like the one in tsubaki's post), I guarantee you'll use much less than I did. Just guessing, I'd say you'd use around 10 gallons. Do what I did, measure the transom and lay it out on grid paper and use 1.75 inches as your width. The smaller transom means you have the luxery of probably reaching the limits of the entire inside of the transom with an 18" chainsaw. I had to resort to the metal pry bar method which was labor intensive, and would be moreso if your wood wasn't completely rotten. I was lucky, my wood was shot. Finally, if you can't get the middle piece of fiberglass out, leave it in there. You want all the wood out. It will make it difficult to shopvac the pieces out but pour around it. Once you coat it with resin, the pourable compound should adhere to it fine. Call around - you may be able to pick up the Nidacore or Arjay locally and save shipping.

Maury