Hydra sports,transom

mr gibbs2

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Just picked up my old 86 Hydrasports vector from the person I sold it to years ago ,as a project .it was a great boat. however I know the transom is de laminating on one side it's wet . , there is no flex or cracks but it been wet many years as a result of how the live well fitting was installed. I've drilled the stringers close to the transom and seem to be dry with good color wood . Has anybody know how the cap and sole were put together , I was thinking I could separate the cap with the sides and floor in one piece . But I've never done it before. Or just do the transom from the outside ,I think the splash well is what gives this boat its strength ,so I don't want to just cut that off . I've done glass work but getting it back might be tuff . Any recommendations would be helpful thanks in advance .i
 

ezmobee

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Post some pics for best advice. I would definitely recommend against trying to do it from the outside.
 

Woodonglass

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The problem with most bass boats is the MFG builds em like they will NEVER need to be tore down!!! It can be done but most of em are a PITA to do. As others have stated PICS would really help us to help you. I Think I've seen the HydraSport boats but have no idea how they're built.
 

mr gibbs2

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Her are photos of my boat
 

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Woodonglass

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I'm not 100% certain but it appears to me that the transom has already been modified to fit a shorter shafted motor??:noidea:
 

mr gibbs2

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It's all original transom with a long shaft motor . It's a center console, I had it for about 18 years before I sold it . I was looking for anyone who has maybe done a transom on that boat . It is a low transom ,low deck . If I could separate the hull with out to much trouble I would do it . The transom is thicker then most . With no flex but it's wet .
 

mr gibbs2

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It's all oringal transom with a long shaft motor . I had the boat about 15 years before I sold it . It's is a low transom . I just wanted to now if any body has taken one apart . This way I could do the transom from the inside . I don't want to cut the top cap in the back off ,i don't think it would be the same ,and I believe that is where most of the strength come from ,there is no wood in the splash well . Over the years i reglased the panal over the tank had the t top off ,center console off . Going from the outside seems is a no no .
 

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ezmobee

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Sounds like good candidate for a SeaCast transom with the old one dug out with a chainsaw. There used to be some good threads on here on that but I be darned if I can find any of them. Member Gary H NC on here did it to his Chris Craft Scorpion which is a very similar hull to yours.
 

mr gibbs2

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Sea cast never done it before ,once it done that it . And you would have to cut off the cap on the transom . The splash well is 50% of the depth of the transom so that's why I was thinking of going in from the outside . It also seems that it's most of the support looking at the corners and the center of the well .
 

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