John the landlubber
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- May 13, 2005
- Messages
- 146
I have just bought an outboard to go on my 5.2 metre dory. the hull is rated for 140 hp. I told myself I would be sensible and get something between 70-90 hp as the hull is quite old and the double skin has had plenty of water inside. I was gonna just use it for a few seasons with a smaller engine and hope the transom wasn't rotted too bad just to get me on the water. BUT, being a normal 35 year old male, I simply couldn't resist buying a 140hp V4 evinrude that came up on e-bay 10 (mins from my house) So, now I am definitely looking to at least replace, if not reinforce the transom before she go's into the sea. (i am also aware of the need to probably replace the foam/crossbraces and stringers and will hopefully get on to that after the transom is done.)
What is the difference between renewing and reinforcing the transom, is it just the thickness of the wood or adding more fibreglass or something else? Is making the transom stronger than what it was originally, going to cause weak points where it joins to the original? I have ruled out the seacast method based on the fact that it is not available in the UK so I know it will probably mean cutting the inner grp off the transom to expose the timber, so is that where the two vertical lines show on the outside of the transom or would I have to cut out any of the grp either side. There is a massive amount of transom stuff within these forums and despite going through nearly all of it, most of the boats have splashwells and stuff which makes them a different job to mine. I have added some transom shots (although they are not brilliant due to the boat being so close to the garage!) on my shareaproject page near the end. Any help greatly appreciated!
What is the difference between renewing and reinforcing the transom, is it just the thickness of the wood or adding more fibreglass or something else? Is making the transom stronger than what it was originally, going to cause weak points where it joins to the original? I have ruled out the seacast method based on the fact that it is not available in the UK so I know it will probably mean cutting the inner grp off the transom to expose the timber, so is that where the two vertical lines show on the outside of the transom or would I have to cut out any of the grp either side. There is a massive amount of transom stuff within these forums and despite going through nearly all of it, most of the boats have splashwells and stuff which makes them a different job to mine. I have added some transom shots (although they are not brilliant due to the boat being so close to the garage!) on my shareaproject page near the end. Any help greatly appreciated!
