Transom Problems

[TwoWisemen]

OLDBLUESPLAYER-

Had twin 91 150 hp Yamaha's
Going to single 99 250 Yamaha OX66

The boat has been on a trailer for the past 8 yrs (most of which was in a barn), before that, probably kept in the water (as it was a charter boat). I'm 30 miles from the farthest place I fish, usually 12 miles.

I'm going to go pick up the boat from the fiberglass guy this week and then I can see for myself what he is talking about.

I'm intrested in drying it if that is something I can do. I just got the ability to store it covered but it would still be open to humidity in the air. Is there a specific product I can read about to dry the transom? Then when I get the boat back, I can see exactly what I'm working with and see if it is a possibilty or if I just need to save for a few more months and get a whole new transom. I've started doing everything I can myself and so far I've been successful.

As far as how it rides- you don't have to tell me. I've gone to some extent tring to keep and rebuild the boat since I've owned it. My best friend has a 25' Edgewater and my cousin only runs Contenders (25 & 31)...I still wouldn't give up the size and ride of my hull.

Skipping the transom close is not an option for me...
While rebuilding the trailer (everything but the frame), I kept the boat at my brother's boat slip on the coast. I would go check on it every 3 days or so and all was fine. After fishing ALL day on a Saturday, we were returing to fish again on Sunday to find it sunk in the slip. After getting all kinds of reasons from the insurance inspector (idoit). I finally figured out what happened. The self tensioning cables that were tied to the nose of the boat provided lift, the twin motor on the back of the boat, the location of the stock baitwell, and a poorly placed/sealed rigging tube allowed for water to come over the tramsom and into the hull. What was different that night from all the others is that the tensioning cables had more weight added because the boat was bumping against a piling in stronger winds, the bildge switch either was stuck or didn't function properly, and I wasn't holding my mouth just right.
So as you can see, I'm not putting it back into the water until the transom is more than 3" above the waterline.

Thanks again for your help and taking an intrest. I look forward to sharing stories...