I have a large soft spot and delamination in the transom of the boat. No leaks or craks though, but I still want this problem fixed for my re-power this winter.

I'm in the process of taking the engines and drives out of the boat along with all the other stuff in the engine bay, water heater, a/c, generator, etc.....

I have never done any transom work before, but I have some limited fiberglass experience.

Has anyone done a transom in a big stinger that might have some tips?

Or maybe general tips about how to go about this job without causing more work and/or damage?

Thanks,

Greg

I would say the best tip is be ready to find more work once you start. I replaced the transom in my 40 Excalibur which lead to stringers and bulkhead.

Thanks, I am prepared to dig into the boat and fix it right.

The engines are ready to be hoisted out next week and the engine compartment is in the process of being stripped of all equipment.

I plan to find out the extent of the rot then, and hopefully formulate a plan.

Greg

maybe a good idea to get a moisture meter and look the WHOLE boat over , before you dig into it.. you maybe surprised

I did that. The surprise was a very wet transom. Stringers seemed ok but im gonna drill them and check.

So I could really use some help.

What kind of wood do I use for the transom. Resin or epoxy. What type of fiberglass.

Stuff like that.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...archid=5248694

Unfortunately that link does not work.

I got the engine bay emptied out. Removed the port transom assembly and water was leaking out of the rotted wood around the lower two bolt holes. Very nasty.

Expecting to find the same thing on the starboard side.

Hoping the stringers are not in the same shape.

Greg

the best way to determine the condition of the stringers is to drill a couple of holes back by the transom where you will be working. You will most likely have to involve the stringers on some level anyway. My method is to pie cut the top section of the stringer that is at the transom, you'll need to do this anyway so you can drop the new transom in in one piece this will also give you a chance to make a good assessment of stringer condition.

Thanks, Dave, that sounds like a good next step.

It seems like the transom wood has separated from the outer gelcoat. Looks bad but might be easier to scrape out that way.

There is a bulkhead under the genset mount that has a hole drilled n t for the a/c condenser water hose and it's not glassed overnor anything. Makes me mad. Lol. That wood in the hole looks rotten so I'm looking at replacing it, and maybe more when I get to digging around in there.

Greg

Update!

I found what I think may be good news with the stringers. All three are foam and show no sign of water.

So I'm happy about that. Now to research how to splice the foam stringers after I cut them to do the transom.

Where would be a good place to cut the stringer that would make it easiest to splice it back to the transom after the repair?



I cut a little bit of glass out of the inner transom. Wow does this look nasty.