Jaws SS
 

I'm working on restoring my 1984 24' Jaws SS. The transom was rotten so I have it out now and am getting ready to rebuild. Curious what products and method you guys use for this. Any help would appreciated. Thanks

D.J.

Since you won't upgrade your membership I will take care of this.

talk to glassdave or pm him,he knows his boats and the best material for any job.

I would use a decent marine grade plywood, 1708 glass, and poly or vinylester resin. I used poly on mine. Here is a few pics, including the finished product........

http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/...1/torndown.jpg

http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/...le71/knees.jpg

http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/...lle71/keys.jpg

Thanks for the input guys. I was kind of hoping Dave would chime in. Also anybody know how thick the transom needs to be for a Bravo 1 drive? Changing over from a volvo

Transom thickness is aprox 2.25 to 2.5 inches. Material wise i prefer Vinylester and 1708, the benefits of the VE are worth the extra couple bucks. If you are looking for a race layup three layers of half inch can be used instead of the normal two layers of three quarter. Heres an illustration i did for my upcoming book :cool:

I'll check in more often, keep forgetting we have this new section on the board :D

some of the volvos are stronger than the bravo,but parts are few to find

So is vinylester the mat and 1708 the resin? Sorry for the simple questions but am new to this.

Opposite, VE is the resin, 1708 is the biax fabric/mat

Gotcha. Thanks

Also dave in your picture above are you using the 1708 betweeen the layers of wood or is that a different material? Appears to be different in the pic. Thanks

All the layers are labeled, that is 1.5 oz csm (chop strand mat) between the wood

The black biotch!

try again

I'm glad you have the pics covered lol

Thanks for all help Dave. Really appreciate it. I think I might go with the 3 layers of half inch vs. the 2 layers of 3/4. I dont think the cost would be that much more compared to more strength.

Ok so I took a lot of time off from this project. Back on it now. I am going to order from us composites. How much of each product do I need to order to finish this project?

I just finished the glass work in my Seebold. I did transom, engine stringers, engine bulkhead, cabin stringers and the floor. I used 50 yards of 12 inch 1708 tabbing cloth, 20 yards of chop strand, 18 yards of 1708 50" wide, 5 gallons of cabosil (resin thickener) 4 pounds of 1/4" chop strand fibers, and 20 gallons of Poly resin. I got all my stuff from www.uscomposites.com. That seemed to be the cheapest place for all the materials. Shipping is rrreally expensive on this stuff though.

holy crap thats a lot. Any idea how much you used on just the transom and stringers?

I probably used at least 15 gallons for the engine stringers, transom and cabin stringers. Alot of resin goes into making the thickened resin. 1708 also soaks up a ton of resin.

Hey Dave,
What would you buy/order for a typical transom say for a 19 or 20 foot boat? I always end up buying to little or way to much.