Transom replacement

[msbhammer]

Amko, what are your plans on the stringers. They dont look that bad with the old glass pulled off. Resin in wood on both side of te old stringers, then tie them in to the transom and glas over. ??? ??? or are you yanking out the stringers ???

[71mako19]

The stringer wood is good, as far as what I see. Im gonna retab them to the hull and to the transom, maybe add a little knee in the transom area. At least the aft bulk head (under the console area of the floor) is rotten and that will be replaced. Hopefully when I cut out the rest of the floor the stringers/bulkheads are still good.

[71mako19]

Here is pics of the finished transom layup. Next the floor is comming out!

[macojoe]

Looks nice and solid!! Good Job! Keep it up!

[msbhammer]

A job well done. ;) *Whats your next step, you gonna glass the stringers to the transom ??

[71mako19]

Thanks guys! I think the next step is to cut out the floor. Im only gonna cut up to the forward casting deck, removing the deck would be too much work for me right now. After the floor is off Ill have a good idea of the stringer situation. Ill take out that rotten bulk head and cut new ply for a a new one of those. Then hopefully I can just re tab in the bulk head, then tab in the stringers. Last thing will be to connect the stringers to the transom. Ill try to cut that deck out tomorrow. The deck is solid so Im gonna take it out in one piece, leaving a good perimeter to retab it back into the boat after the stringer work.

[msbhammer]

Sounds like a plan. You gonna wrap the edge of teh transom, right.

[71mako19]

Yup, before I put the liner in Ill cap it with some glass. I cut the floor today, that sucker is heavy. Gonna need a couple a beers in me to lift that out...

[71mako19]

Here are the latest pics. Had my brother up on thanksgiving and had him help me lift the floor out. Too out the rotten aft bulkhead. Used a hand saw to cut the flotation foam in half and removed it in two big pieces. Im gonna try to reuse the foam.









Next Im gonna cut out any loose pieces of glass and hit the surfaces with a grinder to get ready for re-tabbing.

[msbhammer]

Lookin good. I need to do the same to a 2x3 section of my floor. Not sure if the wood is soft or it flexs because its no longer glued to the stringers. Keep up the Great Work !!