Transom repair???

[jetblue319]

Well I did a few videos on my water damaged transom, using the hammer, drill, and moisture meter. It is showing sighs of water damage near top of motor well area , topside near rear of both storage doors, and in other areas.
Below are the you tube links, .
https://youtu.be/YR1I62BBfe4
https://youtu.be/FL5F1lgtxTo
https://youtu.be/3BPXg67UTYQ

[SkunkBoat]

The wood that came out was brown not black ...good.

As best as I can tell it may be wet at the top edge. Again...they are all wet there...If the glass is separating from the wood its a problem. I would cut that top edge off where the motor mounts and look at the wood and see if the skin is separated from the wood.

Its a tough call. Its your call.


Did you ever stand on the motor when it was in place?
If the transom didn't flex, I would glass over the top edge, mount the motor with a transom saver and go fishing.

[jetblue319]

Well I finally got a chance to work on my transom. I cut it just like shunkwork's video, and it was rotted in the centers so far. Have to work on it some more tomorrow.

[SkunkBoat]

notice in the second picture how it is 2 pieces coming together on an angle. It does the same on the port side. So you see the transom is not one big flat piece of plywood.

I still can't tell from the pix if its shot. Mine was soft in the corners and I panicked but after tearing it apart I saw it was pretty solid down a few inches. Thats going to be your call.

If you go ahead, consider limiting your cuts to the motor well and not go into the hatch openings like I did. You might find you have enough room to remove much of the inside skin.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Many of these transoms in these boats are made of a BUNCH of square chunks of plywood all held together with resin and glass. The idea was the smaller pieces were easier to work with, cheaper since they could use up scraps, and the multiple pieces held together with resin and glass meant each section was isolated from the other so if water got in and rot started, it was isolated to just a few squares, and not the whole transom. The downside is you have so much glass and resin to deal with cutting them apart.

[jetblue319]

Well , I already made the cuts into the hatch, and I will go ahead and replace the transom. Unfortunately I can't work on it today ( rain storm) and won't be able to for at least a week.

[jetblue319]

Well, I finally got the motor well out last night, it was a bear. I had to cut out one of the bait hatches out just to get it to move forward and use a multifunction tool to cut out the bottom of the well from the inside. The wood was rotted all the way down.