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Old 10-04-2004, 08:43 AM
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Default Re: Fiberglass/Boatbuilding Book?

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I looked into that stuff before I did my transom I even visited their booth at a boat show. Bottom line is, I didn’t want to be the Bata testing platform for their “NEW” mouse trap. Although their pitch is pretty impressive no one I know thought it was a good idea. One thing I never asked them but was always thinking about is that on the SeaCrafts the thickness of the glass on the inner wall of the transom is not very thick so if you uses their stuff and then tried to bolt on your engines would the washers dig into the foam and cause a concaving of the transom due to the weight. Another reason is that most everyone that does their transoms from the inside also builds up the supports around the transom to the hull with extra layers of fiberglass and either stringer to transom or knee to transom devices to add additional support. All that will not happen with foam filled method another real concern is you need to get all the rotten wood out of the transom and clean it up BEFORE you start building in back. That is not going to happen with just 2” of space from the top of the transom to work with.
Ha by the way when is the best time of the year to catch muttons down there in Key West??
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