Bad/rotten transom? Possible fixes or solutions? Seacast, wood, aluminum?

[zopperman]

Re: Bad/rotten transom? Possible fixes or solutions? Seacast, wood, aluminum?

Well, do I need to do it in two separate pours, since the transom has the cutout for the engine? Do the first pour up to where the engine mounts, let it cure, then do another pour to fill in the upper portion of the transom? How do I pour that upper part of the transom when I am going to have to pour it from the side?

How many gallons of seacast do you think that transom will require(don't want to order less than needed)?

Do I need a 25" chainsaw to get all the way down in there?

Honestly, I think it would cost 1000+ (prob more) in seacast. I would stick with a wood transom. it'll last a solid 30 years if done correctly. Probably longer. What cutout for the engine?

 

[BTF112989]

Re: Bad/rotten transom? Possible fixes or solutions? Seacast, wood, aluminum?

Well, using the seacast calculator with very rough dimensions that I can think of off the top of my head, It says I'm going to need 17.55 gallons. So round that off to 4 five gallon buckets that I will need & add in shipping, the grand total comes out to be around $925 in materials alone. Shipping is a killer. How much would 17.55 gallons of nidabond or arjay be? Does anyone else have experience on how much sea cast a boat with a transom similar in size to this one will need?

If its going to cost me over $1000, I might just be looking at that other boat hull for $3000.

Is it a drastic difference in the amount of work to pop the cap(big cap on this boat) & replace the transom with wood that way? I'm a full time student, so I would have about 3 weeks to do this from start to finish during Christmas break.

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: Bad/rotten transom? Possible fixes or solutions? Seacast, wood, aluminum?

You could cut the cap just infront of the splashwell and remove a two foot section of the deck to gain access to the transom. Doing this I believe you could get it done in three weeks.

 

[zopperman]

Re: Bad/rotten transom? Possible fixes or solutions? Seacast, wood, aluminum?

I pulled the cap off my caravelle in 45 minutes... pull the rubrail, remove screws, lift cap with 5 friends, done. I never went through with the proj because I found a better hull for free.

Nida bond is 130 bucks for a pail... http://nida-core.com/english/nordprod_nidabond_transom.htm