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Definitely need a trasom job. Could always do the big metal plate thing to get you by.
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11-19-2016, 12:54 PM
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That's a great engine. I have the same one. I love it. I would feel sad if your's ended up at the bottom. Reinforce it at the very least. (Big metal plates) But really, wet wood is never a good thing and flex is even worse. It may hold for the next ten years, or it may go tomorrow morning while fishing. Why take the chance?
I just scrapped (another) boat that I bought that had a transom that let go while the boat was being trailered home. Why the engine didn't wind up in the middle of Interstate 80 is beyond me. Still, that guys loss was my gain. I got an engine and tandem trailer for free after selling all the other things I stripped from the boat before scrapping it. Two guys died last year in NJ when the transom on their boat let go and the boat sank. The moral of the story is don't let maintenance slip. If something needs repair DO IT!! Enough said.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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11-19-2016, 04:10 PM
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I wouldn't let that go too long. Even reinforcement won't get you by forever and problem is that with a plate your transom will just keep rotting and rotting until it breaks loose. Not a good situation. I'd fix it.
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11-19-2016, 05:35 PM
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I was afraid you guys would say that - but of course you are right. I'm still torn between a plate until I repower and just replacing the transom the right way this winter. I'm not sure that I want to tackle a transom rebuild myself though. I doubt I could do a decent job from the outside and doing it from the inside seems like more work and complexity than I want to get involved with. As much as I hate to not do it myself, I think I better look into having a pro do it. Does anyone know someone good in the NY/NJ/CT area?
Last edited by jvitiel; 11-19-2016 at 05:58 PM.
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11-19-2016, 06:06 PM
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I can't really tell from the video.
Are you sure that its not just the metal trim that is moving?. With boat on trailer can you flex the transom by standing on the motor? I would definitely at least have a Transom Saver on the top bolts on any 30 year old boat. That will keep the bolts from pulling thru.
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