How to check a transom

[BoniB]

I'm looking at at 20SF, if when I try to rock the engine and there is no play in the transom and no cracks in the glass how would you check it without a moisture meter? If there is no flex would it be considered ok?

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Boni-B

[oldfielder]

You can also remove screws and see what comes out, but that's usually with your own boat!
Tapping on the transom with a screwdriver handle or rubber mallet will also yield difft. sounds depending on its integrity. The hollower it sounds usually indicates a lack of integrity and a solid transom will yield little or no reverb.

[Bigshrimpin]

Drill

[Mark]

Drill

Ah, the simple concise answer [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

(but taking out a transducer screw usually yields a wealth of info from my experience)

[BoniB]

True, but the seller might not be too happy with that.

taking out a transducer screw usually yields a wealth of info from my experience

Very true!!

[Fr. Frank]

I'm with Tim. Drill. Do it in 4 places, 1/8" holes x 1" deep.

[77SceptreOB]

I'm with Tim. Drill. Do it in 4 places, 1/8" holes x 1" deep.

Then what??

[oldfielder]

It would be pretty funny if you pull out a drill and tell the owner you just want to check a few things

[Fr. Frank]

It would be pretty funny if you pull out a drill and tell the owner you just want to check a few things

Actually, I've done that. On a 25' Mako with twin Merc 200's, I asked permission to drill several holes in the transom, providing I plugged and re-gelcoated. I told him why I wanted to do it, and the owner said okay. So I did. I had 2 damp holes near the lower mounting bolts between the motors, and 8 dry holes. I bought the boat.