Thanks. I just want to state what I believe you are implying... "If the transom is soaked, then the foam is also soaked". I didn't know if there was a hard break between the transom and the foamed part of hull.
Thanks for the entertaining post. You described my DIY skills perfectly. I will do the bounce test as soon as I find a spotter... that way I will at least have a video to share :)
Thanks for the insight. Unfortunately, I didn't see your note and bolt is out with motor in trailering mode. That seems to be the least of my issues.
Again, I appreciate everyone's input and patience with my saga...
Today, I removed the bolt and poked around with a pic, got mixed signals...
I appreciate all of the info on transom savers, ironically, I meant Transom Plate from my last message. Right now, I have a question before I get to trailering the boat.
Finally got time today to pull offending mounting bolt, and it's never as easy as it should be. I needed to remove a...
Thanks to all. I'm happy to see some less catastrophic suggestions. My immediate plan is to start by pulling the offending bolt, and then the lower to inspect. Depending on what I see (rot/not), I will test drill to confirm. My hope is that I end up adding a transom saver to the top bolts...
Thanks for your (and others) quick response. Is it possible to measure moisture by removing the offending bolt and checking from that hole, or do I need to inspect the wood that is pulled from a drill test?
This makes my stomach hurt :(
1998 Outrage 23 Evinrude 225
Recently acquired boat and after transporting ~300 miles noticed that one of the mounting bolts had compressed into the transom and motor has pulled away ~1/8". pics attached.
Prior to trailering, the boat had gel coat cracks, but I didn't notice any compression...
