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I suggest that you get an auger bit and a chisel and remove all the rotten stuff... then drill lots of smaller holes deep into the good wood and refill with a pourable transom product
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05-25-2014, 04:48 PM
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I was thinking about that, but before I do any chiseling or drilling I'm going to dry it out and assess the damage.
I'm stuck right now. I bought this boat to hang my 130 on then the engine on it turned to be good but the transom was messed up. In the mean time I got a smoking good deal on my 22WA. Now I've got 2 boats and 3 engines. The kicker is that a few V20s needing repower have come up for sale which is what I wanted all along, go figure. On it's dried out ill drill it and test out the kwik poly and go from there.
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1999 Wellcraft 22WA-200 Ocean Runner 1982 Grady White Tarpon 190-110 Evinrude-Sold 1996 Striper 2100WA-RIP Sandy 1989 Wellcraft 18-Sport-125 Force-sold
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05-26-2014, 10:19 AM
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Nothing wrong with having a few boats around. Interested in hearing your results on the transom.
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1985 Wellcraft V-20, Evinrude ETEC 150: SOLD 1979 Marine Trader 44, twin Ford Lehman 120s 2006 Panga 14, Tohatsu 20
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05-26-2014, 10:52 AM
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05-29-2014, 08:28 PM
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I painted the top of the transom with the kwik poly today and it solidified it right away. Next step will be to drill down through the core and pour it down. So far I'm happy with the results. Dried quick and hard.
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05-29-2014, 11:54 PM
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I'm not representing that i know anything, but read on wood boat forum a post by a 90+ year old chemical engineer who talked about using antifreeze to kill rot before sealing it up. His points were that: 1) It's not approved for the use, so you're on your own to use it safely; 2) It kills pretty much everything, including rot organisms; 3) It chases moisture like crazy (he gave an example of moisture it sucked out ot the air - left an open container in his lab and the weight increased dramatically in a short period of time), so it should follow the damp wood to its end. He said he had been using it in his wood boat repairs for years and at over 90, he must not have suffered too much from the toxicity (he always let it dry and sealed it in as I recall). I think he had some comments about the epoxy treatments, but it's been a while and I don't remember specifics.
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