Might have rot

[JoshOnt]

Once the rot starts... you can't stop it without cutting ALL of it out. You can't get it all without replacing the whole transom.

So 8 sq inches == the whole transom? Something to me says that is wrong but what do I know.. lol The area is literally less than 1% of the transom about .6%

 

[jbcurt00]

Read thru some topics, look at the offered pix (of which you've posted none in support of your 8Sq In 1% figure) the vast majority of small soft areas on decks and transoms is significantly worse, not a little, a lot worse, then expected.

I'd rather be wrong and have you replace a transom that might (and might is about all you can say) last a season or 2 then have you do a bandaid, less then substantial, repair and let you be wrong that its safe.

Add in the amount of resistance you put up to using an appropriate sized OB on 1 of your boats, the constant reminder that your a broke student, and absolute refusal to losten to the advice you are given, repeatedly, and you'll likely do whatever it is you want, how you want, so proceed how you deem correct.

Doesnt make any of the offered advice incorrect or over reaching to suggest the transom needs to be replaced.

Good luck, wear a PFD and boat safely.

Is the handicapped young man you want to take boating a strong swimmer?

 

[redneck joe]

Thanks this is what I was looking for. I know I can't stop it fully but slowing/preventing more is the idea so that way it is good for at least another 5-10 years. The cores were nice and dry in the fall so I am pretty sure it is just the one small area. Thinking about it you may be right on the possibly just wet and not rotted. guess only cores will tell that. Will be doing 4 cores around the area I suspect and if all are dry I know it is just that small area and not the entire transom.

It is nice to see someone who is not saying just saying fully replace it or doom will occur.

A few years ago when i got my free boat below i installed trim tabs. The wood looked fine from the drill bit shavings. Transducer shavings fine. Did the kicker mount and was dust. Had the transom done last year and 80 percent was mush even though only a small area found bad from drilling.

i have found in my 10 plus years on boating forums that arguing until i get a reply that fits my ideas is not the way to go. GIve the facts and pics of your issue and go with the majority opinion has been 99 percent the correct path to success. That said, it may be a small problem but experience from myself and many others would indicate otherwise.

 

[JoshOnt]

A few years ago when i got my free boat below i installed trim tabs. The wood looked fine from the drill bit shavings. Transducer shavings fine. Did the kicker mount and was dust. Had the transom done last year and 80 percent was mush even though only a small area found bad from drilling.

i have found in my 10 plus years on boating forums that arguing until i get a reply that fits my ideas is not the way to go. GIve the facts and pics of your issue and go with the majority opinion has been 99 percent the correct path to success. That said, it may be a small problem but experience from myself and many others would indicate otherwise.

It is not that I am trying to argue, it is I asked something and hadn't gotten an answer to the actual question just opinions on my transom. I wanted to know how to prevent it from getting worse not weather I should replace it or not. I was just trying to get an answer not argue because you never win doing that on the internet.

 

[64osby]

No comment either way on a repair or replace.

A product I have heard of, but never used, that might be of interest from a research standpoint is.....

http://www.rotdoctor.com/test/penetration.html


No endorsement of product is intended.

 

[JoshOnt]

Here is a picture of the shavings less than 1 cm below the screw hole (area that I thought was rotten). Looks bone dry to me, also did about 6 more and all came out looking the same. So that leaves me to wonder what exactly that thud sound could have been? Any ideas? Only thing I can think of is delamination but I am not even sure what sound that would make.

 

[ondarvr]

Tapping with a hammer means little, you can get all sorts of sounds that may or may not mean something, without investigating further you have no idea what it meant.

Is a small amount of rot, as in a couple square inches a problem....might be...might not be...there is no way to tell, especially over the Internet without pics. You are the one that needs to examine it further.

Products like Rot Doctor are of little value, lots of hype and promise, but the facts don't back it up. Better than nothing, maybe, but probably gives a false sense of having done something that will help, that may not be accurate.

The one consistant thing on this forum is that people almost always (99.9999% of the time) underestimate the amount of rot when they first find a small spot of it. Mostly wishful thinking and not understanding what happens on these old boats.

 

[Fastatv]

Thuds, different sounds are not a very reliable way to determine anything ( IMHO )........or let me say that I was never proficient at it. Seemed like if something was mounted in the area near my "thumping", it would change the sounds....LOL. Anyway, the good thing is that your mind is now at rest with the issues....and that's great! Hopefully some others will be in here and give you a better responce/definition of the "thuding process".

 

[redneckvulcanrider]

There realy isn't anyway to stop rot with out tearing into the transom to get to the spot of rot.

 

[Woodonglass]

Those shavings look fine. If they show and feel no signs of moisture I'd say your EARS are playing tricks on you. If you can bounce hard and Raised motor and get NO FLEX on the Transom...Then I'd move forward and Not Worry about it!!!