need help fixing my mistake

[jah1317]

Funny story........

Upon starting my restoration/repair on my 12' gamefisher tri-hull I found that my transom was rotted so I came on here, found a transom repair video, and bolstered with new found information went out and started cutting. On the video, the transom was double walled with an inside and outside wherein if you cut the inside around the parameter and then remove all the rotten wood, cut new wood, resin and glass it in.

In actuality, my transom was double walled 1/2 of the way down, the rest was single so I cut through the bottom half making a nice cutting disk thickness slice that looks like a crooked smiley face........ not good.

Now, how do I fix it? do I cut it out some, chanfer it and glass it or do I just leave it the skinny little cut that it is, chanfer, and glass it. I am not looking to make a patch I am going to fix it. Any thoughts?

I will post pics when I get home...

Thank you in advance,

Jacob

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: need help fixing my mistake

Got a picture of it? I would probably plan on reglassing that whole area.... but you may be able to get away with a smaller repair

 

[rngale]

Re: need help fixing my mistake

Here is how i would approach it. Add a couple layers of 1708 to the inside of the transon before reinstalling your plywood on the inside of the transom. Install plywood and finish the insed of the transom.

Go to the outside of the transom and feather back at least 6 inches to either side of the exposed cut and reglass till flush with csm then fair it in and repaint the transom.

Hope that helps

 

[Yacht Dr.]

Re: need help fixing my mistake

Hello Jah..

" do I just leave it the skinny little cut that it is, chanfer, and glass it "

Im sure that would be fine m8...erm..unless you plan on putting a 200HP Merc black max on the puppy .

Prep well b4 you do your glassing though.

YD.

 

[redfury]

Re: need help fixing my mistake

I've got a few little cuts like that in my boat. I plan to get some heavy biax tape and glass that in and repair the cut from the outside with Marine Tex.

 

[jah1317]

Re: need help fixing my mistake

Thanks guys! I have a few ideas to run with now.... YD, I am going to be putting a 50# thrust trolling motor on it so I am betting I will be fine! No 250's for me...... on the waters I fish that would be a short trip into the other bank. Thanks again gentlemen, I am sure I will be asking more questions as time passes...

Thanks again,

Jacob