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03-18-2012, 10:04 AM
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Figured I would keep posting pics as I go. So far I am thinking I did pretty well. The two hatches in the floor are soft and will have to be replaced but the rest is looking pretty solid. The transom is not as bad as I thought, but I will be using the resin that is suppose to restrengthen it and add an angle bracket to be sure it does not move.
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03-18-2012, 11:29 PM
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that Tilt trim looks good actually. just the motor is rusted which is command on those tt sections. nothing $60 won't fix. is that a 150 a 175 or a 235 motor?
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03-20-2012, 09:00 PM
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Well, I was really hoping it was not going to be to bad, but the transom had some bugs in it and have made food out of about the first 4-6 inches of transom. After that though it is solid as a rock. I was thinking I could use the transom restore stuff but there is no way to dry it enough to make it work. I have never done a transom. Do you hollow out the shell and replace all the wood and seal it back together? Ideas?
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03-21-2012, 06:35 AM
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Hollow out and POUR Remove skin from outside and replace wood Remove skin from INSIDE and replace wood We've seen all 3 here and depending on your skills, all are viable ways to go and fully expect a good result...search this forum for transom rebuilds and look here: http://www.classicseacraft.com/ Lots of tranny replacements and rebuilds here...  It may be tempting to replace only the rotted part, unfortunately it needs to be ALL redone...
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03-21-2012, 10:20 AM
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As I said in my first post, mine was strong and just barely flexed. But when I took it apart it was trashed. I was very surprised it felt that strong being so rotted mine had the bugs all in it also.
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03-23-2012, 05:12 PM
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Ok, well....given a little time to think about this. I am really leaning toward replacing the transom. I think the easiest way for me is to remove the outside. This way I only have to prop the cap up a little in the rear instead of pulling the whole thing. I am going to do some exploratory work on the transom this weekend and see to what extent the damage is. But if it is as bad as I suspect I will be replacing the whole thing. If I am going to do this.... I have heard these hulls do not work well with out drives....true?
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