another transom job in the works -

[oldbluesplayer]

might as well run thru a string of photo's -

boat as seen / purchased - very oxidized hull


after getting it home, I spent a weekend wet sanding with 600 grit, then again with 1500 grit, then compounding and buffing, then waxing and buffing - cleaned up pretty well


however, the two hour tow home took it's toll on the transom - what appeared in the yard to be sound, with a minor crack inside the splash well, was significantly worse by the time I got home, cracked inside and out - and reading thru CSC back threads made me decide to pull the motor and start looking closer -


so - a serious crack in the left lower corner of the outboard notch, and a really wet transom, time to go to work


decided to go in from the back / outside


the cracks and soft core induced deformation left me with an inside skin which was not flat, so went to work on that first


(now, I don't know how many pix I can stuff in one entry - so we'll stop here for the moment -

Bill