Transom repair - Here we go..... (long) - Page 2

cterrebonne · #1 02-27-2008, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by C YENSEN

never seen anyone do a transom that way. looks good, and good luck

works real well we did it that same way on my first v-20 plus we put a alum plate with a cap on it also. the alum cap and plate was overkill though. its just really time consuming. but better than putting the cap.

Blue_Runner · #2 02-27-2008, 02:02 PM

Nice purple chainsaw.

Maury, lookin good. I think you should be able to get a good bond.

lumberslinger178 · #3 02-27-2008, 07:36 PM

Maury Iam impressed !!!
When I changed my drain thing I didnt use a tube I just mounted my plug to the exterior with some 5200 and painted over it .... should I have used this tube??

tsubaki · #4 02-28-2008, 06:23 PM

Used my wifes electric chainsaw and emptied the oil out of it, figured I didn't need any in the transom.
Keep the pics comming.

mauryc · #5 03-03-2008, 11:05 AM

OK, transom is poured. Pics to follow. Total time to prepare transom - approx 5-6 hours. The worse the wood is the easier it comes out. Coated the inside with two coat of poly resin and poured within a half hour. A reminder here- make sure ALL holes are covered as this stuff is the consistency of thick latex paing and it will find the holes. Gells within a half an hour then gets HOT - so hot you can't touch the back of the boat. I'll say it again when I post pics, but I'm sure the fiberglass purist will negate the benefits of this product. You couldn't get it out of my transom without dynamite. I'm sold. I may not be able to bring it to get the aluminum transom cap till early next week - we'll see how my week goes.

Maury

THEFERMANATOR · #6 03-03-2008, 11:38 AM

You may have answered this question already, but I couldn't find it. Why did you go with the ARJAY over the NIDACORE? I remeber you said before you weren't impressed with SEACAST(can't blame ya), but what was the decider for the ARJAY? And how much did the ARJAY cost?

mauryc · #7 03-03-2008, 01:55 PM

I think the Arjay 6011 and Nidacore pourable transom compound are exactly the same thing. Both are ceramic spheres in poly resin. The cured samples look exactly the same. The Arjay was from Fiberglass Services in Saraota for $106/ 5gal pail. Nidacore from their website is about $115. Shipping is what kills you. I got three 5 gal pails plus a quart of MEK-P shipped to Baton Rouge and the shipping ran about $130. Seacast was expensive and looks lumpy when poured. The Arjay ran like butter. We hammered the hull for air pockets but there was really no need. I guarantee every void in my transom was filled up by this stuff.

Stillrunning · #8 03-03-2008, 04:34 PM

So your saying your total cost was around $500.00?

mauryc · #9 03-03-2008, 05:28 PM

Yes sir. About $475 for the three 5 gal buckets plus activator. I did use about half a gallon on poly resin to coat the insides. I'll need a little more to seal the vertical sections of the transom that are open to the inside. I'll make sure I have a pic of that so you can see what I'm talking about. I spent $10 at harbor freight on the 2' drill bits and I picked up a few other things that I thought would help that I ended up not needing. And I had to buy the 3' x 3" steel bar that I used to scrape the remaining wood off the inside ( I don't have as much junk lying around as I used to - my wife makes me keep it clean). Anyway, that bar at Lowes was about $10. All in all, probably not much more that $550. If you can get a chainsaw that will reach the limits of wood throughout the entire transom, that is the ticket. Mine was to small so I had to resort to physical labor. I could have rented a 24" for $65, but I was dumb and said I don't want to spend that. In hindsight, I should have rented it and been done with it in no time. Hopefully pics when I get home tonight.

Maury