Hello All,
Well, after several years, I need to get back into boating and am looking at purchasing a project boat (if the sellers on Craigs List ever call me). With that being said, I've never replaced a transom or fiberglassed-in floor. My only marine restoration was a 1958 Marscot Daysailer. As it was a sailboat there was no motor bearing transom so the construction is very different than what I'm finding on most boats (fiberglassed-in marine plywood). The floor was nothing but cut/painted marine plywood. I'll get to the point here...
How is a new transom held in place and what thickness of marine plywood should be used? I keep seeing great images and writeups about folks replacing their transoms and I still don't see how they're attached to the hull. Are they simply PL'd in place then tabbed in with a few layers of 1708? Is that all the holds it to the stern? Admittedly, doing a rebuild incorrectly scares the heck out of me so I want to make sure I understand all that's required before I pull the trigger on a project boat.
Thanks,
Matt
Well, after several years, I need to get back into boating and am looking at purchasing a project boat (if the sellers on Craigs List ever call me). With that being said, I've never replaced a transom or fiberglassed-in floor. My only marine restoration was a 1958 Marscot Daysailer. As it was a sailboat there was no motor bearing transom so the construction is very different than what I'm finding on most boats (fiberglassed-in marine plywood). The floor was nothing but cut/painted marine plywood. I'll get to the point here...
How is a new transom held in place and what thickness of marine plywood should be used? I keep seeing great images and writeups about folks replacing their transoms and I still don't see how they're attached to the hull. Are they simply PL'd in place then tabbed in with a few layers of 1708? Is that all the holds it to the stern? Admittedly, doing a rebuild incorrectly scares the heck out of me so I want to make sure I understand all that's required before I pull the trigger on a project boat.
Thanks,
Matt
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