Thanks so much for the information!! I cannot tell whether the transom has been
Redone or not and the guy I bought the boat from doesn't have a clue. He bought it from a old timer that refit the boat in 2004 with the new engines and
Fuel tank. Maybe the transom has been redone. Would a survey be worth it here? I'm no boat builder but I know how to tap the transom with a hammer with a rag over the head! Ha
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Originally Posted by flyingfrizzle
The transom factory out of the mold is flat but a lot of the time when people redo the transoms they sag outwards and then once the new wood or core and glass work is done it stays crowned that way. You really need to add stright edge braces to the back when the new core is bonded in or it will end up with the curve. Not that it will hurt anything except now it doesn't match the bracket perfectly at the swim platform. I have seen this before and other than the calk pulling away it shouldn't be a big deal. Just make sure it is actually solid and not getting soft and bowed from the weight of the bracket and motors pullin at it.
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