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Transom help
Posted on 3/16/12 at 10:39 pm
Posted on 3/16/12 at 10:39 pm
My alimnacraft needs some tlc work done on the transom. It's just a small 16 ft
What would that run me? The transom need to be replaced or reinforced and the motor reset.
What would that run me? The transom need to be replaced or reinforced and the motor reset.
Posted on 3/16/12 at 11:17 pm to Ray Finkle
Unfamiliar with the composition, but assuming it's got a board or something in there reinforcing. Drill holes. Shoot full of penetrating epoxy. Put motor back on. Call it a decade.
Posted on 3/16/12 at 11:43 pm to faxis
Would suck if there's a board in there. I don't see a reason to have a board reinforcing in an aluminum boat, but it's done.
In the old glass boat we had, the transom rotted so my dad cut out the cap where the board was, pulled all the rotten stuff out, replaced with angle aluminum to reinforce it, and then patched over the cap where he cut with more glass and resin. Looked ugly but when the rest of the wood in the hull rotted and it was full of soft spots, the transom was still rock solid.
I'm not sure how a shop would approach fixing it in an aluminum boat. I know it's a couple grand in a glass boat, but that's because they have to take the cap completely out of the hull and replace the rotten stuff.
Whatever you do though, don't replace wood with more wood. Use aluminum or some kind of composite.
In the old glass boat we had, the transom rotted so my dad cut out the cap where the board was, pulled all the rotten stuff out, replaced with angle aluminum to reinforce it, and then patched over the cap where he cut with more glass and resin. Looked ugly but when the rest of the wood in the hull rotted and it was full of soft spots, the transom was still rock solid.
I'm not sure how a shop would approach fixing it in an aluminum boat. I know it's a couple grand in a glass boat, but that's because they have to take the cap completely out of the hull and replace the rotten stuff.
Whatever you do though, don't replace wood with more wood. Use aluminum or some kind of composite.
Posted on 3/17/12 at 12:46 am to Boats n Hose
Or epoxy.
That shite's amazing.
That shite's amazing.
Posted on 3/17/12 at 7:15 am to Ray Finkle
Found a website yesterday (on phone, can't link) called Iboats. Seems to be filled with useful info on repairing boats. There also seems to be some good natured kidding between glass boat owners and pop can boat owners. A search of the archives will probably reveal somebody has dealt with your issue already.
Posted on 3/17/12 at 7:24 am to faxis
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Unfamiliar with the composition, but assuming it's got a board or something in there reinforcing. Drill holes. Shoot full of penetrating epoxy. Put motor back on. Call it a decade.
This should work just fine unless you have a 225 hanging off the back or something.
Posted on 3/17/12 at 8:09 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
It's a 50 merc and the people who put the motor on there didn't do their due diligence in reinforcing the transom. They even got so cheap as to put a piece of wood under the part where the motor attaches to it, to raise it up I guess. I'll probably have to take it to a metal works shop and depending on the repair cost I may just scrap the boat and get a new one...the motor is in real good shape.
Posted on 3/17/12 at 8:12 am to Ray Finkle
I wouldn't get too worked up about it. People use wood for transom things all the time on little aluminum boats like that. It's pretty hard to weld that thin aluminum and treated wood works just fine for most things.
Pics would help. Somebody here could tell you exactly what you need if they could see what you have.
I doubt you are looking at very much money. Should be a cheap fix unless you need the entire transom cut off and replaced.
Pics would help. Somebody here could tell you exactly what you need if they could see what you have.
I doubt you are looking at very much money. Should be a cheap fix unless you need the entire transom cut off and replaced.
Posted on 3/17/12 at 9:00 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I'll try and post a pic later.
Transom probably would have to be replaced fully. It buckles when I trim it back down on the transom saver if I'm not careful.
Transom probably would have to be replaced fully. It buckles when I trim it back down on the transom saver if I'm not careful.
Posted on 3/17/12 at 12:17 pm to Ray Finkle
What I would do is get two pieces of plate steel and sandwich the transom with bolts and silicone the living hell out of the bolts.
This post was edited on 3/17/12 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 3/17/12 at 12:21 pm to 4X4DEMON
If I did that I'd paint them up good first. They'd still end up rusting anyway eventually though
Posted on 3/17/12 at 12:27 pm to Boats n Hose
This is true, but if you keep an eye on it and maybe coat it in rhino liner you should be good to go for a long time
Posted on 3/17/12 at 1:17 pm to 4X4DEMON
Prime the shite out of it and maybe a coat of good paint, and some of the good rubberized undercoat would work well probably.
I put just a coat of undercoat on the lift blocks I made for my truck, and a little rust showed through after a couple years but not bad.
I put just a coat of undercoat on the lift blocks I made for my truck, and a little rust showed through after a couple years but not bad.
Posted on 4/4/12 at 3:06 pm to Boats n Hose
Found a guy who'll come get the boat, take it to his house, take the motor off, remove transom, replace transom with new wood/layered fiberglass shite, weld it all back together, re-attach motor and bring it back to my house for $500.00. Done deal.
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