Need help with transom

[60Clipper]

I need some help with my transom. I'm restoring my families old 1960 18' Wagemaker Clipper. I've stripped the old lead based paint off the inside of the boat, including the transom. Below are pictures of what I have to repair on the transom. The factory applied a thin coat of resin to the wood, then primed and painted it.

My question is can I just fill the void with epoxy resin and filler then sand, prime and paint?

There is a 2"x4" varnished piece of Mahogany that goes across the inside of the transom for support. It goes right over where the wood damage is. The wood is solid and is not rotted. The transom support was already off when I picked up the boat and suspect my father may have already put a thin coat of epoxy resin in the voids. Since he has passed away I can't ask him.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Bob

 

[drewpster]

Re: Need help with transom

My question is can I just fill the void with epoxy resin and filler then sand, prime and paint?


Bob

Looks like surface checking to me. if it is, the answer is yes. You can make your own filler or buy it ready-made, up to you. You could go further and use a syringe to to fill the crack where the two sheets of plywood come together. Glad to hear you don?t have any rot.
If the damage goes deeper in to the wood, you can use a router and a straight bit to route out the bad area. You can make plug to fit, and epoxy it in to place. Fill, sand, paint. your done.

 

[60Clipper]

Re: Need help with transom

Drewpster,
Thanks for the info. Hopefully I can knock it out this weekend and get to painting the whole inside. Only thing left will be to buff out the minor chaulking on the hull. Get the motor up and running then, Woo Hoo, water!

Thanks again,
Bob