your boat rotted from the drain up. so the transom went, then the stringers, and then the floor (always last to rot).
tapping does nothing unless the wood was wet, rotted, dried, ants ate whats left of the rotten wood, etc. then you hear the hollow sound.
your transom should never ever ever...
first, welcome aboard.
second, consider every fiberglass boat over 15 years old to be a project. especially every bayliner from the 80-s and 90s
your boat is built no different than other boats.
go to the top of the forum, 3rd sticky down...
First, welcome aboard
doubt smoker craft ever had wiring information back then. they relied on the wiring harness from the outboard manufacturer and a few tradesmen that understood ABYC wiring. you can find the ABYC wiring color code in the electrical forum stickies.
regarding the motor, the...
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your nearly 40 year old welcraft will most likely need all new plumbing, a new macerator, and unfortunately, since the boat was built with a lot of plywood in the structure..... new stringers and transom.
