Holes in transom

[pikfish]

The alumimum cap covers the gap between the inner liner and the transom skin, the edge of the plywood core is bare under the metal.

[phatdaddy]

You can tell we've all been through this movie before(patching holes). good answers all around. I wouold add a couple of suggestions. If you use skools tape trick, i use the clear shipping tape. that way you can see what is going on. i also inject the epoxy with a turkey injector. poke a small hole at the top of each side and fill the void. when it oozes out the hole, stop and all you have to grind is a small bit. also if you can mark your transom where the new holes are going, then drill out larger than needed. fill the holes with the tape method. then drill the holes the size you want and do a normal install. This will create an epoxy "bearing". and water intgrusion should not be a problem in the future.

[Skools Out]

no don't use clear tape lol i tried but the epoxy eats the glue and then it comes loose and leaks all down your transom and don't add any thing to make it thicker just as thin as possible so it will soak into the wood deep and make it strong and solid as a rock. i'm going to the coast tomorrow do you need some Galv. washers for your inside of the transom 1/2 inch bolts? these washers are about 1/4 to 3/8 thick and 3 1/2 to 4 inches round with 1/2 inch center bolt hole? i use them on all my motors they help spread the weight and last ones i bought were $.79 ea but i think they are a whole $1.30 ea now i think but may be less or little more.

[phatdaddy]

good call skools, i forgot one little tip. take a piece of the tape and turn it around sticky side to sticky side. then make a "band aid" over the area. then put the band aid over the hole. put the slick side to the epoxy. I've always had good luck with it.

[randlemanboater]

Thanks for all the good tips fellaz.

Skool's, I have all the hardware I need from the Starcraft.

Phat,

The original holes are still there, they were just filled with sillycone.






Its kinda hard to tell from the pic, but you can kinda see that the innner most plywood in the transom is dry and light in color, the outtermost piece is a little darker but seems to be dry as well. They are both solid, at least where I can feel them with a probe in the holes. (yeah, yeah).

[macojoe]

They do look like they are clean and dry! I am sure its fine!!
Stop talking and start filling!! ;)

[phatdaddy]

Guess i'm confused, are you going to fill one set of holes and reuse the other.? i thought you were going to fill all and redrill new... anyway, the core looks good, 5200 & go for it..

[randlemanboater]

Just filling in the un needed holes, using the original ones.

[randlemanboater]

Originally Posted by macojoe

They do look like they are clean and dry! I am sure its fine!!
Stop talking and start filling!! ;)

If I hadn't had to come to work @ 1500 and if I weren't still at work, I could probably get it done.

[msbhammer]

Raining here and is a bit cold. Wanted to sand the bow down, remove the old anchor holder, fill in the holes and then repaint. But I guess I'll just sit here and stair at the wifey and wonder what I should do this morning. *:-/