Wet Transom Too

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HA BRYGUY
I GUESS EVERY ONE WHO HAD DECIDED TO DO A TRANSOM LATELY WOULD HAVE TO ASK THEIR NEXT QUESTION WHICH IS, SHOULD I USE WOOD OR NOT? I KNOW I DID, AND I DECIDED TO USE MARINE PLYWOOD FOR SEVERAL REASONS. AS JOHN R SAID WOOD IS GOOD, YES IT IS NOT PERFECT BUT IT IS GOOD, REAL GOOD ESPECIALLY IF YOU SOAK IT WITH EPOXY. ANOTHER REASON WHY I CHOOSE WOOD WAS, FOR ME THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THESE NEW MATERIALS HAVE BEEN USED FOR TRANSOMS HAS NOT BEEN LONG ENOUGH TO TELL IF THEY ARE BETTER OR NOT I DON’T WANT TO EXPERIMENT WITH MY BOAT LET SOMEONE ELSE DO THE EXPERIMENTS AND I WILL LEARN FROM THEIR RESULTS. I DO KNOW THERE HAS BEEN SOME PROBLEM FOR THE GUYS THAT HAVE THE STUFF AS A LAMINATION ON DECKS, WHEN THEY WANT TO PUT ON A
T-TOP. IF YOU CAN’T THROUGH BOLT THE T-TOP YOU ARE ASKING FOR SOME REAL PROBLEMS LATER ON. IF A TRANSOM IS DONE CORRECTLY WITH WOOD IT WILL LAST, COST LESS, AND WILL BE STRONGER AND HEAVIER. HEAVIER IN A BOAT IS NOT BAD FOR ME IT IS GOOD, REEL GOOD, I LIKE THE OLD BATTLE WAGON APPROACH. ONE OF THE OTHER BEST 23’ BOATS THAT ARE BUILT IS THE REGULATOR THERE HULL IS 3,600 LBS. THAT IS APPROX 800 TO 1,000 LBS MORE THAN THE SEACRAFT. I WANT A BOAT THAT CAN STAND UP TO THE POUNDING OF THE SEA. I THINK A LOT OF THE REASONS WHY THEY ARE MAKING BOATS LIGHTER USUALLY MEANING (LESS MATERIAL) IN A LOT OF BOATS IS BECAUSE OF THE COST NOT BECAUSE IT IS ANY BETTER. WELL I SURE DID GIVE YOU MORE THAN MY 2 CENTS WORTH ON THIS ONE. I NEED TO GO HOME AND GET A BUD.
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