Re: 1978 Skeeter Wrangler Sport w/ 79' Johnson 140
One more piece of advice. When you get that cap off, check your stringers and transom good for signs of rot. Drill a few holes into the transom from the inside, but not all the way through. Check the wood that comes out. If it's wet/dark, then you've got rot. If it's light/dry, then it's good. If theres no rot, fill the holes back in with epoxy (preferred), or whatever you're using and go on about your business. If it's got rot, then now's the time to replace it. Do the same with your stringers, toward the rear, down low. Rot usually goes from the bottom up. My transom felt solid too, but I did the drill test, and on one side, where who knows how many transducers and whatever else had been mounted (37 holes), and filled with silicone, it was rotten. It would be a shame to go through the trouble of pulling the cap off, just to have to do it again in a year or two! My stringers were mulch, so I didn't have to test them.
