[Dan]

Scott
Sorry I haven't got back to you sooner but yesterday was my B-day (the big 30)and I've been out celebrating. Anyway, initially about 3/4 of a beer can came streaming out. Then it was like Steve said, drip, drip, drip. I started by removing all screws and thru hulls from the transom starting at the top to try to get an idea of how extensive the wetness was. Like I said previously, I emailed the Rot Doctor a few times and talked w/ an ex boat builder on the E. Shore. We decided that I may have caught the problem in time and that I could probably(hopefully) avoid a transom replacement. The idea being fix it real good by drying it out and injecting epoxy, use the boat for the fishing season, and check it again later to see how things look. I started drilling some small 1/4" exploratory holes starting along the bottom edge just below the trim tabs and workng my way down to the center. The 2 lowest holes were 1". The wood around the drain holes in the splash well was saturated, as was the wood along the bottom edge of the transom below the trim tabs. The top and outer edges were dry and the rest seemed to be solid. It seemed like the water was entering at the drain holes, seeping down, and filling up in the lowest point in the transom. I rigged 2 hair dryers so they would blow warm air into the holes 24/7. Occaionally I would use a wet vac to suck water out. It was like Steve said, there seemed to be pockets of water. I would think I finally got it dry, then I would come home from work and would see a drip on the driveway. When it seemed to be dry for a few days in a row, I started injecting the CPES. I injected the CPES w/ a very large syringe in the drain holes of the splash well until it started coming out the bottom holes. I then plugged the bottom holes until it came out the top. Yes, I do like the CPES. It penetrated very well. I have used Get Rot before and have also been satified but I think the CPES is better for a transom repair b/c it will penetrate farher. To continue, all of the places that I picked out wood, I packed w/ marinetex to fill the void. I then sealed all of the screws and thru hulls w/ 4200. I know I didn't get out all of the moisture but I think I fixed it pretty good for now. It might be about time to drill a test hole just to see how it looks. However, I don't like drilling holes on my boat!!!!! It's not natural. I will have my fingers crossed and a rabbits foot in my pocket. I hope this answers your questions somewhat. Feel free to ask me anything else.

Dan