First V20 and its a project.

[GillV20]

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?

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by GillV20

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?

Several ways to replace transom;

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...

[Kracker Jack]

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.

[GillV20]

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?

[RWilson2526]

Originally Posted by GillV20

I have heard these hulls do not work well with out drives....true?

I know some people have a strong preference to outboards vs I/O's for space considerations and other reasons but I have never heard anybody complain about any kind of handling or performance issue because of an I/O.....somebody may chime in and contradict me of course.

[GillV20]

Sorry, I meant a gil bracket.

[GillV20]

Yep, it's bad. So much for wishful thinking. So now the cap I might as well take off as I will be rewiring the wreck too. How hard is this to do. I know there are about 300 screws holding the top to the bottom behind the rub rail, then I have the fuel tank line, so what all am I forgetting?