Transom rebuild thread

[dcobbett]

Here are a few pictures of the transom project I did on my SeaCraft. Removed all of the old transom wood, discovered that the inner layer of glass (mat) was not bonded at the bottom or to much of the transom, so I cut most of it away, raised it to 25", replaced with 2 layers of Penske Board, used MAS Epoxy and 1708 and 1808. I set the new transom height a little high and cut it to the exact height after the initial layers (4 inside the splashwell, 4 outside) were in place. I also glassed the remaining inner skin to inner face of the Penske Board and addded a support knee. I added another 4 layers inside and out where I thought the most stress would be, and I carried that glass over the top of the 25" cut. I filled the fabric with a mixture of micro ballons, cab-o-sil and epoxy and faired with QuikFair. Paint was Interlux Perfection.



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