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27.05.2021 14:07:45
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One may also ask, how much does it cost to replace a transom? The average cost of transom windows is between $200 to $575 per window set. Transom windows are often installed at the same time as a new door installation, so window replacement is usually more common than installing new transom windows alone. here
If the boat is I/O powered, a typical sign of a bad transom is the appearance of stress cracks on the outside of the transom. The cracks will be in the location between the bilge drain and the botton of the outdrive and they're crescent shaped (they look like smiley faces). more
In respect to this, how do you fix a bad transom? more
Treat any wood left inside with CPES™. Cut new wood and treat with CPES™ and insert into transom, clamp/epoxy-glue it to the back of the transom, fill in all gaps with either the Fill-It™ epoxy filler or a putty-mix of the L&L Resin™, and then re-glass the inside. more
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Granted, there are more ways to identify a rotten transom. Drill a small hole in a suspect area and see if the wood comes out dry and wood-colored, wet, or like sawdust. If it's the latter two, you have rot. Knock on the transom, sometimes this works to identify "hollow" sounding areas, indicating that it may be rotten in that area. I'm not covering all the methods of detection, just what I did.
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I pulled the motor using a friend's A-frame hoist and left the drive on and headed to the water again. I hoisted the drive into the "up" position with ropes to keep it from dragging on the ground. I left the boat tied to the trailer and backed it into the water until the entire outside drive was covered in water, then climbed into the boat to find the leak. Lo and behold, I watched as water started to seep in around the lower section of the drive hole. I stuck my finger down into the wood and. found mush. more
After purchase I noticed it had a leak in the engine compartment. Not fast, but enough to bug me, and honestly I wasn't terribly concerned as old I/O boats are notorious for leaking (I've since learned that they should never leak. If they do, something is wrong, and your boat is sinking). I brought it in and had the typical bellows replacement work done and had the gimble bearing and u-joints replaced at the same time; that's just good maintenance, anyway. I put it back in the water, and nothing had changed - still leaked water into the bilge, and the more I used the boat, the worse the leak got. I knew the engine had to come out for further inspection.
I went home with the boat and started digging in the wet area with a screwdriver and the wood came out in bits. Bad sign. Interestingly enough, I couldn't "hear" this rot from the outside like most people suggest (knock on the transom and listen for different sound in specific areas). Either way, I now knew the transom had to come out.
This image shows the stress cracks I noted while inspecting the boat (the drive is off in the picture, but you can clearly see the stress cracks went well beyond the drive mounting area). I didn't know it at purchase, but these are cracks from too much flexing. If you have these in your transom, it's moving. The only way it's moving enough to crack this badly is if the wood in your transom is rotten, or the previous owner backed the boat into something. Either way, you have damage! As a side note, I will be documenting my stress-crack repair later, after the new transom is installed. [links]
Let's talk for a second about mounting things to the transom. This picture shows the holes from the pitot tube mount. Note the lack of silicon or additional sealant around the holes. This is manufacturer installed, and I have no doubt this contributed to my rot. If you just bought a boat, remove all the stuff on the transom and seal it with marine silicon. When I removed the mount, water ran out of the holes. Not a good sign!
It sounds to me that you already know the answer to your question. You could try to find an expert to have a look at it though so that he can confirm your suspicions. You gotta take it apart!<br /><br />Besides how much fun are you going to have running around in a boat you're not sure about? here
Re: How to tell how bad transom rot is?
Re: How to tell how bad transom rot is? here
Re: How to tell how bad transom rot is?
One more thing can I drill a hole on the inside of transom to see how bad the rot it? Will this tell me anything? What about the 5200, I thougt I could maybe seal around the outdrive for a temp fix. Or is this just a waste of time. If its unsafe then I will replace transom, I thing my stingers are soft too, I just don't know how to tell. I've got a wife and three kids so safety comes first. here