Is the transom bad already?

[phatdaddy]

option 4. you could put a large piece of aluminum over the transom on both sides and through bolt it. use it this summer. and do a rebuild on it this winter. that what a transom rebuild usually is around here, a bigger washer.

[Shrek]

Originally Posted by phatdaddy

option 4. you could put a large piece of aluminum over the transom on both sides and through bolt it. use it this summer. and do a rebuild on it this winter. that what a transom rebuild usually is around here, a bigger washer.

Is this a viable option? What size plate do I need to get?

[RWilson2526]

I know Destroyer is going to yell at us......but you want a piece as large as you can fit. The idea is to get out past the new cracks as far as possible to hopefully get into some good wood on the transom. I would get a piece that covered your whole splashwell on the inside and a matching piece on the outside.

[phatdaddy]

i have seen a piece on the inside as large as the back of the splashwell and a matching piece on the outside and a cap welded tothe top to tie it all together. not a good solution, but could get you through the season. look up some of the arjay fixes and do that in a couple of weekends.

[macojoe]

i am betting its junk!! but if you want to ck, just drill a few 1/4 inch holes from inside and if you get wood great, if you get dirt its junk!

BS has a boat that has a 1/2 inch plate inside and out on his transom as big as the back of the boat and it is solid as a rock!!

lots of transom rebuilds on here look in the search and find them you have options on how to do it

good luck!!

[willy]

Find out how far the wet or rotted wood extends by doing what MJ said first.
If is bad out past the cracks more than just around the engine bolt holes do not do the metal plate remedy. A metal plate will only be as strong as what it is bolted to.
It is way to risky.
Sorry about your trouble and I hope you get her repaired one way or the other soon, but whatever you do, do not go on the water again with it like that, God saw you and yours in safely, say thank you and act accordingly.

[draglink]

I would say it depends on how bad the flex is. My transom had some flex in it but no cracks. The PO had put an aluminum plate inside the splashwell, almost all the way across. I added a huge plate outside just for peace of mind- I figure I can get at least 3 seasons out of it (found the source of water intrusion and sealed it). I have NO FLEX at all and the thing is solid as a rock now.

I painted and trimmed the plate outside to match the hull