Building up cutout transom

Hoover · #1 08-24-2008, 01:29 PM

OK guys dont shoot me for stupidity. Love this site and it has really inspired me. I have a 23 ft C Hawk...yea I know I know but there isnt a classic forum for that and after searching many websites have found nothing that compares to you guys. Anyway I want to change the cutout transom to solid with a bracket for a single outboard. Thing is my transom is solid.(No soft spots or rot) Can the transom be filled in from the inside without taking it down to the outer shell. Also I want to put a fishbox in transom but I dont plan on anything nearly as fancy or nice as what strick did because I am new to this. Thanks for at least reading a non seacraft owners participation in this sight. If all goes well with this project and I get the itch like I think I will I just might move up to a SEACRAFT. Thanks

Hoover · #2 09-02-2008, 07:28 PM

Cmon guys, I know it is not a seacraft, but I also know someone out there has the anwser I am looking for. Please.

grgrmouse · #3 09-02-2008, 08:10 PM

Did you try a search of transom work?

gofastsandman · #4 09-02-2008, 08:20 PM

Hey Hoover, is it true Niedermeyer got shot by his own troops?

Contact HermCo, a moderater on the site as he has the requisite knowledge on flotation brackets so you get the balance and C.G. right. I highly recommend his brackets/experience for this. The fill is a lot easier to do from the outside. Don`t know what your core is, but you could lap ply and glass the fill from the outside. Easier in mho.

Bushwacker · #5 09-02-2008, 09:53 PM

Don Herman did exactly what you want on my boat a couple of years ago. He used to have some pics of it on his web site but he's since removed them. I posted some of them on this site sometime in last couple of weeks, so just do a search of my posts for those pictures. You could also pm Don and he could probably send you some examples.

Hoover · #6 09-03-2008, 09:03 PM

Thanks for the info guys. I will look into all of the suggestions.