transom rebuild

[hermco]

Removing the core from the outside saves you from cutting the cap or liner.

[Bigshrimpin]

Hermco - are you saying that pros leave the old wood in there?

[david76]

did yall see thatfish icaught over the weekend? its in the fish catagory

[Protek9543]

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Loc: howey in the hills florida Re: transom rebuild [Re: Bigshrimpin]
#53618 - 08/28/07 10:18 PM Edit Reply Quote



did yall see thatfish icaught over the weekend? its in the fish catagory


My first guess would be you did'nt catch it on this boat?

[hermco]

I don't know how the pros do it. I cut the outside skin approx 3" from edge,remove old bad core,dig out any wet,rotted,loose core from edge,add 2 1708 biaxial to inner skin,backfill edges with putty,glue on new core with a 1.5 oz mat,add outside laminates and finish.I do not reuse the old skin.

[jobu]

If you leave three inches around perimeter...how do you get it in? (curious...planning a rebuild this off season).
I am a carpenter with a little glass expirience, I want to put on a bracket and fill in the transom. I am only apprehensive about doing the detail work like the baitwell and the edges and hatches. I will research this site further when the time comes...seems there is alot of good info on here.
But when it comes time to finisg the glass work...do you sand down and skim with filler to make it smooth?? (whats a quick discription of a good method)
thnx joe

[strick]

If you leave three inches around perimeter...how do you get it in?

For the answer to your first question read the post above you again but this time more carefully. The answer to your second question is yes. The quick description would be "Lots of sanding and fairing."

strick

[hermco]

If you leave three inches around perimeter...how do you get it in?

I'm not gonna touch that one!

[thehermit]

CHAINSAW Yup note the cheap chainsaw, puzzle pieces of marine ply, lots and lots of epoxy putty, and oh yea duct tape

A while back Hermco posted a job on a Grady(?) he did for a friend. I copied that method. So far I am pleased.

[Bigshrimpin]

I am a carpenter with a little glass expirience, I want to put on a bracket and fill in the transom. I am only apprehensive about doing the detail work like the baitwell and the edges and hatches. I will research this site further when the time comes...seems there is alot of good info on here.
But when it comes time to finisg the glass work...do you sand down and skim with filler to make it smooth?? (whats a quick discription of a good method)
thnx joe

Joe - when building a baitwell . . . build a mold out of MDF and you don't have to deal with all the finish work. When you design the part make sure that your seams are on flat surfaces (b/c it's much easier to fair and finish flat areas.