Transom Rebuild

[alejmend]

Started to take apart the transom. Had some fun with the a crobar. The previous owner raised the the transom 5" the cheap way. They built up the 5" using wood and fiberglass. We'll after a few whacks with the crobar the 5" raise came flying out.


Notice the rotten wood sandwiched between the layers of fiberglass.

Here's another shot.



Here's a shot of the big steel plate that was on the outside and inside of the transom.




Question for you guys. In this picture how is the "A" part attached to the transom? Is it epoxyed to the transom core? I saw CSC board member "Will" cut out the inside as depicted by the red lines. Just curious how difficult it its to remove the section labeled "A". I know i need to remove the screws attaching the inner liner to the hull.



Thanks.

[strick]

Yes mine was. They bonded the liner to the transom with cabosil. It was hard to get out. But you can do it. Have you decided to do away with the seats?

strick

[alejmend]

the plan is to leave the seats in. I am just debating if i should fix the transom from the inside or the outside. From the post i have read it seems that inside job is better. Just curious if it was feasible to to remove the liner if i cut where i marked, or if the "a" panels would be ruined if i tried removing them from the transom.

[EBEACH]

Yes, Here is a picture of my 20 sceptre PHOTO

and like strick said, they used deck and hull putty on the back side where you marked it with an "A"

I was able to get a small bottle jack inside under the seat area and that is what finally got it to pop.

[WillyC]

On my boat they used thickened resin/putty on the backsides of your "A" area as well as the very top edge of the transom. It was very difficult to remove this putty from the transom wall but it can be done. I hacked away at the putty from the bottom and from the sides using a whole array of tools including various chisels, extra long screwdrivers and the long straight tire iron that came with my chevy truck.

[alejmend]

Thanks for the reply guys. EBEACH-great pictures. Will, do you have any more pictures of your project?