Transom Swells about half an inch

[Stillrunning]

Originally Posted by macojoe

This stuff has been talked about a lot here, We had a member here that used it, but after the repair he disappeared and we never did get to find out the end result???

Getting all the wood out is the hard part! *

As for there being a hole big enough for this stuff to go into the bottom of the boat, I don't believe thats a problem.

But most of these boats that have a transom replaced also have some damage to the stringers in the bilge.

This is were I think the real problem is with the Seacast, you have to repair the stringer and you want it to be part of the transom for support, and secast does not stick to wood.

You could just bring the stringers to the inside shell and glass them to the shell with knee boards, But I think it would be much stronger all around to make them as much as one as you can.

So I still think removing the inside shell and repair with wood is the best way to go.

I don't think people know how easy it is to remove the inner shell. It sounds like such a big job but I found it to be very easy.

[garagenc]

I did some boat work for one of my neighbors on some rotted wood and what I did was cleaned out the rotted wood as best as I could and then I poured resin and layed glass. I wasn't able to get every bit of wood out but I hand painted a coat of resin over everything. Before it hardened I used seacast foam on top of that. He still has the boat and so far (knock on wood) it hasn't shown any signs of cracking or seperating.

One member is right it's expensive and shipping is almost as bad.

[cfelton]

hey billfish ,im new to this site too . listen to these fellas they know what theyre talking about, i havea 77 v20 i/o i rebuilt the transom in ,it took a lot of time but it was well worth it. i cut the inner skin out and the wood core was like dirt. i couldnt tell until i cut some small holes in it around the gimble . i then cut it ALL out ,cleaned it up ,and built it back with two layers of marine ply and layers and layers of chopped mat and about eight gallons of resin.i bought the glass and resin from a boat builder (carolina classic) close by. the marine ply was 3/4 inch and was 86.00 a sheet. it is strong as hell now. i hope i never have to worry about it again. carolina classic builders use fir ply ,they say the resin bonds to very good .dont play around with a bad transom ,it is the driving force of the whole boat.

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CFelt, as what I usually say to all, WELCOME to the site and post lots of pics. of your V and the work ya did. *;D

[billfish16]

Thanks to all for your feedback. I live over an hour away from the boat and I plan on visiting her next weekend if the weather is not horrible. I will take pics and post them.

Bill

[reelapeelin]

billfish, I've been keepin' my boat about an hour down the road...15 min from lake...has its drawbacks(can't work on it), but don't have to trailer as far... :D ...

[billfish16]

Attached, I think/hope, are some pics of the transom under the cap.

I drilled down about an inch or two and the shavings seemed to clean and dry.

[img]C:\Documents and Settings\Bill\My Documents\My Pictures\May 5 2007[/img]

[img]C:\Documents and Settings\Bill\My Documents\My Pictures\May 5 2007[/img]

[img]C:\Documents and Settings\Bill\My Documents\My Pictures\May 5 2007[/img]

[img]C:\Documents and Settings\Bill\My Documents\My Pictures\May 5 2007[/img]

Billfish

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No pics. :'( :'( :'(

[billfish16]

[msbhammer]

WOW !!, never seen one in that bad of shape. Great Pics. Thanks. ;)