closing in a transom

[BARNABY55]

I just heard of a guy closing in his transom using " star board".Is this product strong enough to do the job? Seems like it's a risk

[FELLOW-SHIP]

That doesn’t sound right to me, nothing sticks to it not even 5200, why would any one want to have something like that as transom material plus it is very heavy as well. There are some good composite materials on the market now a days and there is always the old stand by marine ply wood.
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[Ed]

Barnaby-

When someone says that they closed in their transom using starboard, what they mean is that they used the starbaord to fill in the openings around their notched transom. Basically, they're using it to try and limit the amount of water that will come in over the transom.

[BARNABY55]

Ed, I am going to go see the boat. It was my understanding( which I may be wrong) that they were putting a bracket on the boat. Film at 11

[BARNABY55]

I went and look at this 18. There is indeed a jack plate on the boat. Bottom mounts are in the transom and top mounted on a 3/4 inch star board which has been very securely attched to inside of splashwell, limiting the amount of water intrusion

[ July 25, 2003, 12:47 PM: Message edited by: BARNABY55 ]