1977 16' Mirrocraft Aluminum Restoration

[Giacomo8690]

Hello,

I am restoring a 1977 Aluminum Mirrocraft and thanks to Iboats forum I have been able to make a lot of progress! Although iboats has been really helpful I have hit a snag that I cant seem to find any more information about. I am currently trying to remove the old transom and there are bolts which hold the transom against the aluminum. After removing the nuts I thought I could just hit the bolts out of the boat however it seems there is an additional nut in between the transom and aluminum. I have attached images of the transom and the best picture I could get of the nut that I can see. I am debating just cutting the bolt but I figured I would look for some better advice on here first!

 

[Watermann]

:welcome: to the iboats dry dock!

Well that is a first for me seeing that. I would use a sawsall with a long enough metal cutting blade between the skin and the wood to cut the bolt off.

 

[Giacomo8690]

Thanks for the Welcome and Advice Watermann! I do have that tool and now I just need to see If I have the right blade to cut off the bolt. If not I am going to have to take a trip over to Lowes or Home Depot. I would like to post more pictures but I am only limited to one at a time currently.

 

[ssdale]

Never have seen that before either. Could they have used the nut as a spacer to keep the treated wood from touching the aluminum? wouldn't be very strong???
Sawzall gets my vote! do whatever it takes to get it out and keep it moving:thumb:

 

[Giacomo8690]

Below please find some photos of the transom and bolts I am referring too.

 

[Giacomo8690]

One more photo for reference