Is the transom bad already?

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by bgreene

Cracks mean the section has flexed.
Flexed usually means because the area has weakened.
Weakened usually means due to water intrusion and rot.

Is it a V20 or V21 ?

You have a few options
1. fill the cracks and see if it continues to get worse
2. commit to a transom rebuild - but better than original.
3. fill the cracks, or leave the cracks and sell the boat in "as is condition" .......just not fair to list the boat as MINT condition........that's not fair.

Sorry, I have to disagree.

You cannot fill cracks in transoms... Even with the crack filled it's still structurally unsound and will break. It's just a matter of time. A cracked transom is about as serious as it gets. Two people died off the coast of NJ earlier this year when the transom on their boat cracked and the boat sunk without any warning.

I could never live with myself if I sold a boat, knowing that it had a weak transom, and the boat sunk and killed someone. The only way I could sell a boat like that would be to point out to the buyer the bad transom and get him to sign a waver stating that he knew the boat was unsafe and needed repair before using. You cannot cure stupid, so if he used it after that then I'd feel ok... sad, but ok.