X-Dim on a 382 Fastech
01-09-2012, 06:07 PM
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Thanks Kreed! The Stellings boxes just make any boat look sick.
Previous owner had 950 hp blower motors w Stellings headers, therefore the water dumps on the transom. I have CMI elbow tops with water re-entering at the tip of the tails just outside the transom. Still sounds pretty healthy but not obnoxious. GGB mufflers keep the DNR guys from getting too eager to stop/board my vessel.
If you have the hardware off the transom, you might want to seal all the exposed surfaces with epoxy to prevent water intrusion and eventual dryrot. Also had my fiberglass guy do this when I had my boxes off.
Previous owner had 950 hp blower motors w Stellings headers, therefore the water dumps on the transom. I have CMI elbow tops with water re-entering at the tip of the tails just outside the transom. Still sounds pretty healthy but not obnoxious. GGB mufflers keep the DNR guys from getting too eager to stop/board my vessel.
If you have the hardware off the transom, you might want to seal all the exposed surfaces with epoxy to prevent water intrusion and eventual dryrot. Also had my fiberglass guy do this when I had my boxes off.
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01-09-2012, 06:18 PM
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Note in the last photo above that we placed a small notch in the center at the bottom of the cutout to allow water to drain out into the bilge and not collect in this area.
01-09-2012, 08:15 PM
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Red dog, was the wood exposed when you removed the original outdrives? I thought formula sealed all the cut outs?
01-09-2012, 08:58 PM
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No thanks to scot I have the answer to my own question.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/f...ech-way-2.html
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/f...ech-way-2.html
01-10-2012, 05:50 AM
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Formula does seal the cutouts. You can still see some of the white gelcoat in the corners of the cutout. No bare wood, but the gelcoat was starting to break down so together with my fiberglass guy (who used to work for the Navy and fixed all the stuff the Seals broke), we decided it was best to sand everything down to bare wood and seal it with epoxy while it was apart to prevent problems with water entry down the road.
01-10-2012, 09:07 AM
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That's good to know. OTOH, as I mentioned I've seen various boats over the years that have had the raw wood exposed... I can't imagine why anyone would let that go out of an OEM like that! Probably just laziness and saving a buck. 
01-10-2012, 09:11 AM
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