Anyone ever use seacast?

ChrisD2725

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How many here have done a SeaCast transom replacement? Im considering doing it on my 1987 16ft Monark bass boat (90hp). The marine ply in my boat is quite rotten and runs the full width of the stern, this poses some problems because it means ill have to butcher the top cap and gunwalls for about 20" on either side of the boat to get in there. Also my transom is 30" deep most of the way across, well beyond the reach of most electric chainsaws commonly used to perform seacast repairs. Anyone have any ideas on the best way to go about it?
 

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jbcurt00

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sphelps used it on his MFG rebuild.

Many remove the entire cap to access transom removal and avoid cutting thru the gunwales.
 

sphelps

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Chris , if you use Seacast you must remove all the wood and clean the skin on both sides really well .
‘Sometimes you must make tools long enough to get to the bottom of the transom . Maybe you could rent or borrow a gas chainsaw with a bar long enough to reach ..
‘Now the bigger concern .. If the transom is rotten there’s a very high chance that the stringers are too . Along with water logged foam ... If that’s the case then your gunna have to take the top cap off anyway ...
As far as the seacast goes ... Not much to it ..Mix and pour .. Any technical questions call seacast.. Sabina can answer for you .
Very nice people over there ...
 

ChrisD2725

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The transom rotted do to the previous owner being a goober, he didnt seal the motor mount bolts or any of the screws for transducers etc........
 

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Chris,

I have used seacast on two projects. I have been lucky, the first I was able to access the transom from inside, under the splash well (outboard). There wasn't much interior skin on it, and the plywood was toast. There was a section at the top of the transom glass under the outboard that was broken. I cleaned out the old plywood, put in an "inner skin", tabbed it in with glass, then filled it up from the repair area in the top. I was painting it so it didn't matter, and had to be fixed one way or another. The other was an inboard, and I was able to do more or less the same thing, but since it didn't go all the way to the top cap I was able to fill the seacast from the dog house.

As Sphelps mentioned, almost always the deck is also toast if the transom is.

By the way, Seacast is a great product, love it, but there isn't an "easy fix" to transoms. I will never have another wood transom, or stringer for that matter. Once you do it, you don't ever have to do it again. Great product, but there are lots of guys on here who use wood. Devil is always in the details, but if you get it right you will save some money.

I have links in my signature to both builds. The outboard is all pics. I have some videos of the inboard that might be more informative.

Can you access the inside of the transom from the hull? My guess is no from the pic you posted. As Sphleps mentioned I have seen people build tools to get to the hard to reach areas, but you might be better off popping the cap. It usually isn't as hard as it sounds.
 

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you still have to replace the stringers.
 
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