Yet Another Transom Job in the Works - ?ions

[peterb]

Jack,

Great to see you posting again. Good luck with the transom rebuild. Please send pictures, as maybe one day i will work up the courage to do somehting similar.

Peter

[Fishjack]

Thanks Peter - I sincerely appreciate yours and everyone else's concern about the Classic SeaCraft members here in this area right after Katrina.

It was over a month after the storm b4 I got the internet back up and running (using cable) and about 2 days after they got my cable up the debris haulers (while loading debris in front of my house) broke the main cable feeder on my street and I was down again for weeks..

Anyway - the ole "FishJack" is long overdue for a transom rebuild.. with the number of boats in the area that need fiberglass work and the lack of fiberglass repair shops (boat yards period- there are none left that I know of)
I figure why not try it myself.. afterall I have nothing else to do... yeah right. Oh well hope to have her ready for the summer.
Jack

[warthog5]

I know they are open Sat. morning. Not sure when they close on Sat.

[Fishjack]

Well at the point of no return - started digging into the transom today - this is what I found -







It appears that the area where the motor was mounted was in pretty good shape - the sides up high are in bad shape -





The boat originally had twins - the previous owner installed a single and cut the transom down about 5 inches. The sides were not well sealed and this allowed water to get into the sides.

The wood in the center is still in really good shape and is going to be a bear to remove. How much more should I cut out?? I am going to replace both drain plugs (maybe with garbord (SP?) plugs). Not sure how close is too close to the bottom - trying to stick with the 12:1 bevel..

FWIW - I plan on enclosing the entire transom and putting in some sort of transom door. Also doing away with the splash well and transom below deck livewell.

Any suggestions and advise would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jack