Am I going to have a very bad day?

BG6.7Cummins · Dec-18-2008, 01:46 PM

I did a little more looking into it with some light! i dont think the transom is bad i think when they did the work they did a shity job of reglassing the deck to the transom its not cracked the whole way across.. i was thinking about cleaning it up about a foot from the crack and adding two knees to the deck. do you think that will help ?

BG6.7Cummins · Dec-18-2008, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Gil Marlin

Okay, here's what your boat looked like originally right? If the open area was enclosed and the new bracket attaches to that enclosed area, the top bolts are now attached to only an insert and not the transom as a whole. A big flat plate that sandwiches everything together and spreads the load out would be the way to go...

yepp i "guess" thats what she looked like

BG6.7Cummins · Dec-18-2008, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Mo Betta

Have someone grab the prop skeg and force the boat up and down. You sit inside and look for movement, if its moving then you have issues.

How big of an issue, depends on your skill and or wallet. Looks like the rest of the bolts that hold your bracket on, are below the "outboard well" in your picture. How does it look in the deck hatch, towards the transom?

there is no cracks the bolts are same as up top..

BG6.7Cummins · Dec-18-2008, 02:51 PM

some more photos look at the first photo looks like the transom isnt wood? in parts? and the wood thats there is in good shape

boatsinc · Dec-18-2008, 05:40 PM

i think its too much weight on the transom.. those are called stress cracks.. the best thing to do if you want to the job right is take the engine and the bracket off and reseal the transomm completley with fiberglass.. you wont only be seling it but reinforcing it.. having bare wood show like that is a very bad thing.. special because thats not even marine pressure treated wood.. it will rot quicker and then youll have a reall problem,,,

Gil Marlin · Dec-18-2008, 06:12 PM

Have you accessed the bottom bolts below the deck line? Or are the bottom bolts the ones we are looking at above the deck??? It's hard to tell what's really going on from just pictures...

BG6.7Cummins · Dec-18-2008, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by boatsinc

i think its too much weight on the transom.. those are called stress cracks.. the best thing to do if you want to the job right is take the engine and the bracket off and reseal the transomm completley with fiberglass.. you wont only be seling it but reinforcing it.. having bare wood show like that is a very bad thing.. special because thats not even marine pressure treated wood.. it will rot quicker and then youll have a reall problem,,,

you mean on the inside and out? the only reson there is wood showing cause i peeled the fiber glass off it to see what it looked like. its a small plug of wood.. he rest isn't. i would have to cut the boat into two peices to make that happen...

BG6.7Cummins · Dec-18-2008, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Gil Marlin

Have you accessed the bottom bolts below the deck line? Or are the bottom bolts the ones we are looking at above the deck??? It's hard to tell what's really going on from just pictures...

i didn't photo the bottom bolts they look like the top but there is no stress cracks at all. there is not rot so what im plainin on doing is just reglassing that crack alont the deck and transom... from what i have researched that seem is just to keep water out..( from what i have read and seen people do while rebuilding) there is no cracks any where else that i have been able to locate.

BG6.7Cummins · Dec-18-2008, 06:27 PM

remember this is not where the hull and transom meet, its where the deck meets the transom.

BG6.7Cummins · Dec-18-2008, 06:33 PM

it's cracked from arrow to arrow , behind the access panel. i know bad photo its what i got... for now.

Gil Marlin · Dec-18-2008, 07:03 PM

The wood you found is probably the filler that was installed to close the transom. Without seeing it I don't want to speculate any more. But, remember the motor well that used to be there had sides on it that boxed the transom, making it strong enough for a motor to rest in. Now those two sides may be gone and the motor is hanging off a 2' lever, placing a ton of pressure on a modification you cannot see. Good luck and don't take shortcuts...

138 · Dec-18-2008, 07:07 PM

You probably do not what to hear this but here it goes. If you would like to do this right you need to cut out the floor 3 or so feet in front of the transom and re-tie the transom into the stringers with knees of some kind. I would suggest laminating plywood to the transom and attaching it to the stringers. That is a lot of weigh on the back of the transom and it need to be supported by the stringers and the rest of the boats integrity. I could be wrong but you will not know if the transom is still connected to the stringers until you tear up the floor. With the floor out you will also be able to inspect the transom to make sure it is not rotten where you have attached the new offset bracket. You will also be able to strengthen the transom with more aluminum further to the bottom of the boat if it is not rotten with the deck out. Just my worthless 2 cents, Good luck.