Rotted Transom

[htillman]

On my 23 Sceptre, I found the transom bad and some of the plywood on the bulkheads in the cabin. I decided to remove the top cap to access the transom and ease replacing the bulkhead boards. I turned to top upside down replace almost all of the wood in the cap with marine plywood. For the transom, I removed all wood from the inside, cleaned the transom and replaced the transom with Coosa board. Seems to be a good product, pricey but easy to use. If I did it over again I would go with a full transom and a bracket. Something you may want to consider. I used epoxy for the glass repairs. I am almost ready to install the top cap. Most users do not remove to top, if they replace from the inside they cut the back portion off (insulated boxes) alot do the replacement from the outside. Make sure you have a helper, a 4 1/2" side grinder and 40 grit spider disks and some 1/16" cutoff wheels for the grinder.