The exhaust not sealed and leaking caused the rot? What is that thing a Fountain? :evilb:

When I sealed my stuff up I used resin thinned a bit with acetone and a little west system 403. Then still used life seal (basically 4200) in every bolt hole. The cutouts finished by painting them with a two part epoxy.

Total boat actually sells a penetrating epoxy. You can thin it out as much as you want. The wood absorbs it. As mentioned it will never see water.

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as others have mentioned you can also use west systems. Just cut the epoxy down so it wicks into the wood versus sitting on top of the wood.

when we did it on our top gun the transom was so impregnated with epoxy we had a hard time getting it to absorb more.

Great thread and project. Congrats! Just my 2 cents though: The airhorn in Lil Carpe needs to find it's way into the Cig...

Thata where the horn came from lol

I`ve had one for 9 years :D (port side )

Mosis I ordered the stuff off Amazon.
Thanx everyone for the suggestions, I want it done right this time.


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Stuff came today ... I was thinking I need to go one size bigger drill if filling with resin but since this is a penetrating epoxy I should be fine with exact sized hole ?

Made some gaskets, didn`t want to glue to a new transom till I know where it likes to be height wise



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if your wondering about epoxy build up…it depends how much the wood soaks up. If the epoxy wicks into the wood it should leave minimal build up.

we focused on transom cut outs and exhaust holes. if you plan to seal drilled holes you could use something like a plumber applicator.

word of caution…before applying any epoxy I would highly recommend taping all cutouts you plan to seal. Both outside transom and inside. You will have drips and runs. The painters tape will prevent epoxy from getting on the transom paint. Once the epoxy has settled peel it off. Would do when somewhat tacky so you aren’t struggling to peel tape off.


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Makes sense, I got some long and extra large q-tips for the smaller holes but I like that applicator idea.
Thank you!

Coated all the holes over and over and finished with some life caulk before fasteners went in.

The penetrating epoxy stays tacky for a day .. wonder if adding more hardener would make that faster ..


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(tape is so I don`t scratch the fresh powdercoat)

Looking good, it will be interesting to see how different it handles

Good to see you are back at it!!!

4 hrs of trying to mate the transom assembly to the box.
I just would not seal right .
Long story short the box is not straight , so now everything has to come back off and the boxes have to be machines.
Why can`t anything ever be simple?


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Hi Dan , man its going to look amazing , is the photo angle bad or is that gap as big as it looks . One question for my own education , would you machine the surface in line with the bearing carrier in the box or square to the gimbal assembly ? Cheers RG.

Hey Rick. These are boxes Paul lassasa aka kid apache made so it makes sense .
There is a support on the inside in the middle of the box, when he welded it on he distorted the metal.
Yes it`s off quite a bit .

The Transom assembly has an o ring on the perimeter.It has to mate up to a straight surface otherwise the oring hardly makes contact with the box.
There is no bearing carrier like a #4/5 if that`s your question. it`s part of the transom assembly .. see pics few posts above.

welcome to my club !!!! LOL !!!

Oh boy Paully strikes again.

When I mix epoxy I always set some aside in a cup to make sure it kicks and hardens…did it eventually setup?

Can only imagine how loud the "F" word came out. Well, would have for me, you may have better control of your vocabulary. Totally sucks.

I thought about doing it myself with a sander but that`s just not me .
I need em straight !!
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Dan, I would have done them for you, you should have just asked. It looks like you are in good hands.

I wasn`t sure if you machine was big enough... my buddy`s is having some trouble fitting that thing on his .

straight now , no thanx to kid apache/Paul the scammer Lasassa


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Shipped the drives out on February 16th.
was hoping and promised the drives would be done by Cig randevous so I could take em home and not have to ship .

current situation... :silenced:

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Your legs look nice in that skirt....LOL.... Glad to see you back at this .

Thanks, I shaved that morning .:D
I`ll rig it with 6`s and put her up for sale.(no engines)
If it doesn`t sell I`ll continue.

Will those engines fit in the Yamahammer?! :stooges:

If she sells, what would the plan b? I know you love boating so you have to have something in mind?

Got some things polished and clear coated with Ceracoat ( so hard you have to sand it off, really last underwater , no more polishing, stays looking new )
Mounted tabs (horizontal now)
Pickups, boxes and transom assembly .
Drives still in paint but looking new .


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Nice water pick-ups.

Is there a benefit to these vs the through-hull style?

I like the curved transition into the transom.

Thanks for the tip...I have all sorts of layout lasers...but never thought to use them for drive placement layout.