Todd Peterson
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- Jun 27, 2008
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- 76
Motor mount that bolts to the beam between the stringers. The shop said it was bad.
The shop told me today that they have to pull the engine and cut out the beam between the stringers and replace it because is was rotten. I knocked hard on the bean and I did not see that the beam was in need to be replaced. They wanted $1,200.00 to fix it for me. 5 hours on the engine pull and 10 hours of fiberglass work. They also said that they could make a plate and set it on the beam and then bolt the plate to the stringers. They told me that the stringers are bad also. I looked at the boat and I could take my sawsall and cut the beam out and glass in a new beam with out pulling the engine. I have a 1984 Beretta and I am in the process of replacing the stator and water-cooled stator with an alternator. I will have to make my doghouse bigger to make some room for the alternator, so I will be getting out the fiberglass and resin for that reason.
I want to fix the beam myself.
Questions: Before I cut into my beam where the motor mount rests, how do I tell if the wood is rotten under the fiberglass? What type of wood should I use to rebuild the beam? Do I need to use Kevlar fabric and epoxy or can I use the standard fiberglass and rosin?
I knocked hard on the beam today and it seamed solid to me. I do not know what I am missing that it needs to be replaced. The shop seamed pissed because I wanted to take the boat and fix it my self.
Any hints for fiberglass use will be very helpfull
Thanks
The shop told me today that they have to pull the engine and cut out the beam between the stringers and replace it because is was rotten. I knocked hard on the bean and I did not see that the beam was in need to be replaced. They wanted $1,200.00 to fix it for me. 5 hours on the engine pull and 10 hours of fiberglass work. They also said that they could make a plate and set it on the beam and then bolt the plate to the stringers. They told me that the stringers are bad also. I looked at the boat and I could take my sawsall and cut the beam out and glass in a new beam with out pulling the engine. I have a 1984 Beretta and I am in the process of replacing the stator and water-cooled stator with an alternator. I will have to make my doghouse bigger to make some room for the alternator, so I will be getting out the fiberglass and resin for that reason.
I want to fix the beam myself.
Questions: Before I cut into my beam where the motor mount rests, how do I tell if the wood is rotten under the fiberglass? What type of wood should I use to rebuild the beam? Do I need to use Kevlar fabric and epoxy or can I use the standard fiberglass and rosin?
I knocked hard on the beam today and it seamed solid to me. I do not know what I am missing that it needs to be replaced. The shop seamed pissed because I wanted to take the boat and fix it my self.
Any hints for fiberglass use will be very helpfull
Thanks
