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    30' Spectre cat transom repair

    Long story short, Friends new boat has some damage. The transom hole was apparently cut to low and repaired, its since gotten worse. Its a new to them boat pulled the engines for some upgrades and found this. How can it be repaired without a whole transom redo? The wood is not rotten.
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    Madin voyage 12ft lowe V-hull

    I finally got my boat going thanks to everyone on iboats help, Learned a lot today! I thought it seized up at wot it died, Still pulled over normal. Turned out the gas tank vent had vibrated shut, I thought i had just seized my rebuilt motor without 3 hours on it. good to know it was...
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    12' Lowe v transom damage

    Re: 12' Lowe v transom damage I was looking the boat over today and realized that the keel is not suposta look like this! And there is also another pic of the transom crack, since the old pics are gone. Patches and rivets? I don't think just welding is good enough for the keel? I...
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    1975 johnson 70esl75e no more spark

    hauled the old boat motor down from the back yard to remove the stuck lower unit and get it ready to sell or keep. strapped the motor between a tree and truck bumper with a come along The LU came off with a couple cranks! (after my dad got it in 1980 its been stuck) . Now i oiled the...
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    12' Lowe v transom damage

    Re: 12' Lowe v transom damage forgot the close up.
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    12' Lowe v transom damage

    Re: 12' Lowe v transom damage What kind of wood do you think it is? my dad thinks mahogany or teak I'm going to stain it and seal it with poly, That is the first thing i want to get finished. But i dont have a clue what products i should use, much less what color stain i should...
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    12' Lowe v transom damage

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    12' Lowe v transom damage

    Re: 12' Lowe v transom damage Started the transom rebuild, more pics and questions coming.
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    1986 johnson 10 horse rebuild

    Ive started putting my powerhead back together, The block was bored and decked. new wiseco pistons. The crank and pistons went together without trouble, i got the engine cases bolted up . When i went to test fit the head and gasket, the tips of the dome are hitting the head with the head...
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    12' Lowe v transom damage

    Re: 12' Lowe v transom damage I had thought about putting an aluminum plate on the outside of the transom, about the size of the primer spot. But ill have to sand down all the primer and redo the transom paint job. i don't want to seal bad primer between two layers of aluminum. And...
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    12' Lowe v transom damage

    My first new thread, im working on learning how to post pics correctly. New to me 1985 lowe 12' v hull Im still wating on parts to get the 1986 johnson 9.9 running and upgraded to 15 hp. The boat has a crack in the aluminum over the transom wood, its been repaired before i owned...
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