Transom,To do or not to do, myself

kglynn · #1 11-19-2003, 08:22 PM

Question?

I looked at a 1969 20' Seacraft today, looks like a good project boat, needs transom, I am pretty handy and have glass repair experience, but have never undertook such a large and important piece of equiptment project, as a transom, looking for comments or suggestion, and estimated cost to have someone do the transom, all ready have some one to do all the paint work

thanks,
Kev

Mark · #2 11-19-2003, 08:53 PM

From what I have been able to come up with, a new transom in your area (S. Florida) is going to run somewhere in the neighborhood of $1500-2500 to have professionally done. That is JUST the transom.

kglynn · #3 11-19-2003, 09:56 PM

I also forgot, for any one in the south Fla. area, any recomendations for professionals who would be able to do the job

Capt Chuck · #4 11-19-2003, 10:32 PM

Check with Viper Boats out on Southern Blv just west of the turnpike there in West Palm. I think they do custom work besides building the viper flats. [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

Ryan · #5 11-19-2003, 10:43 PM

kevin heres the number for wildfire marine in stuart Mike at 772-286-1925. Ryan

Mark · #6 11-19-2003, 11:25 PM

somewhere in the archives of this site is a post on the amount of beverage that should be budgeted into the various projects when redoing a boat. I suggest looking that up and stocking up accordingly [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] I think one member even posted a chart whereby you could determine how many ounces were required for a given number of square feet of work...

You have landed at THE spot for people concerned about YOUR hydration [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[ November 20, 2003, 10:21 AM: Message edited by: Mark ]

bjfg144 · #7 11-20-2003, 02:29 AM

YOU COULD TRY DAVE PEREZ 561-252-2206. HE DID MINE RECENTLY. DOES GOOD WORK.

FELLOW-SHIP · #8 11-20-2003, 09:58 AM

Re doing the transom yourself in not difficult from the technical point of view. It is just plane hard work. If you did it yourself you are looking at 2 gal of epoxy = $200. then either 1 ½” marine plywood = $100 or the new composite material = $300. plus beer and some other little things= $100. total from $400. to $600. plus your time 5 to 10 days. You can also paint the boat yourself and save another $3000 to $5000 just on that. With all the savings you can buy lots of new stuff for the boat. I have found that a novice “with a strong desire doing work on their dream boat” usually does just about as good a job as a pro who uses $7. a hour unskilled help that actually do the work on your boat. Think about it.
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Ed · #9 11-20-2003, 08:56 PM

Hey Fellowship-

Easy does it [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] . Not all restoration shops have unskilled employees getting paid $7hour. Up here in Massachusetts...we get paid a bit more and have bachelors degree (inside joke).

And before someone jumps all over me....this was just tongue & cheek

Ed

FELLOW-SHIP · #10 11-24-2003, 04:31 PM

Ha Ed
I know there a lot of Great Professional Boat Builders out there and I am not picking on anyone in particular. I’m just saying I never did a boat before my 23 CC and I think that this type of stuff can be accomplished by regular guys that have a deep commitment to their projects. It took me 150 days to do my boat, if I did another now it probably would take 1/3 less time and probably a little less $$$ and probably came out a little better. If I was a pro I could probably even do better for less. Down here is sough Florida the pressure to do things cheaply usually will cause compromises is either materials and or in the labor used to do the jobs. I have found down here that the regular guy is not going to do all that badly “if his hart and sole is into doing a good job.
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