is there a reason for using wood in the transom

[sublimebass]

could a person replace the wood with a alum. fabricated transom...i live in the land of oil it's easy to find a fab shop....

 

[ondarvr]

Re: is there a reason for using wood in the transom

I think we may need a little bit more info to work with. What type and style of boat do you have and what's it made of?

 

[sublimebass]

Re: is there a reason for using wood in the transom

it's a older alum. starcraft 16ft closed bow....i'm restoring it and the transom alum has lots of corrosion it's very thin where the motor bolts on...thin enough that i made pin holes in it when i presser washed it.

 

[J. Mark]

Re: is there a reason for using wood in the transom

I suppose you could do it, but there are some reasons that wood is preferred for most applications. Aluminum is light and strong, but it is not good at absorbing vibration and it fatigues and work hardens. There are some very expensive boats that still use wood in the transom simply because for it's combination of weight, strength, fatigue resistance and vibration absorbing abilities it is cost effective and it works.

In your situation, welding an aluminum plate in and then adding wood behind it would work very well.