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Ignorance is bliss. Just run it

So many otherwise useable boats lives end when an overly ambitious transom project is aborted.

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Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me (Post 4690617)

Scarab is French for wet transom. "Oh wee, wee...you appear to have a Scarab!"

HAHAHAHAHA! That's the truth!!!

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Originally Posted by Wildman_grafix (Post 4690589)

Good check, pull the drive and see if the motor is still in alignment. Wet transom means rotted stringers a lot of times and if you are out of alignment it will trash the coupler.

the boat is in the shop for gimbal rings, I'm sure port side is mis-aligned, had a vibration last season.

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Originally Posted by speicher lane (Post 4690584)

There is a wet transom and a rotted transom. As stated, many people have run a lot of boats with no idea that the boat was in dire need of rebuilding.

Is the transom flexing on the drives? If it is to any extent, you are on the sidelines until it can be rebuilt - in current condition, you are the only one that knows the extent of what you seen and carry that risk..

When you attached the steering, did the transom mounts compress the hull as the bolts were tightened?

I put my full weight (260 lbs) on the drives and did not see the transom flex. The steering is not finished because I needed to bring the boat in for scheduled gimbal ring replacement.

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Originally Posted by hogie roll (Post 4690630)

Ignorance is bliss. Just run it

So many otherwise useable boats lives end when an overly ambitious transom project is aborted.

I have no problem having the transom rebuilt (it would be professionally done, im only 50 miles from Captain nabbers here in Illinois) I'm a mechanic by trade but dont know anything about fiberglass) I love the boat and have no problem spending the money, just don't wanna eat 3k and lose the entire season.

It’s not going to turn into confetti over the course of the summer. Heck... would probably take a few summers!

You put put a lot of weight on it, and you did the hammer test that showed delamination hasn’t happened.

If it were me, I’d run it without any worries. .

hows your engine alignment cause once that goes look for other issues than a wet / soft transom

A wet transom will softens and rot over time.

do you have any water leaking into the bilge - as that will cause other damage

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Originally Posted by Franks292 (Post 4690640)

I put my full weight (260 lbs) on the drives and did not see the transom flex. The steering is not finished because I needed to bring the boat in for scheduled gimbal ring replacement.

to check if you lost your transom seal from a soft and or wetted and or rotted transom - you trim the drive down then trim up a tad like in the trim limit position. Them try to pull up on the drive like you want to pick up the azz end off the trailer. If there is even the slightest movement or the slightest separation at the bottom of the transom assembly to the hull transom itself - your transom is soften way to much or is rotted already. It will need to be redone.

putting your weight on drives is not going to tell you nothing unless you transom is really really rotted. You have to check it the other way around like I mention for a laymens quick check, Again its just a quick test and can be effective to see if the transom is soft or rotted as well.

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Originally Posted by TomZ (Post 4690705)

X2!!!