macgyver69
Cadet
- Joined
- Feb 11, 2006
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- 10
I'm working on getting the boat ready for the water. This is my first boat and I just bought it in Febuary. I did a tune up on the engine, fired it up, tuned the carb (rebuilt) and swapped in fresh gas. I resealed the lower unit after having to have the prop shaft straightened. <br /><br />Everything was looking good. I filled up the bilge with water to check the pump. Pump ran but didn't pump anything. I got out of the boat to take the plug out to drain and ----- saw water running out of the transom at the base of where the outdrive goes in. 
<br /><br />Upon closer inspection, there is a crack about an inch and a half long on each side of the drive mount near the bottom. <br /><br />I know the previous owner hit something pretty hard 'cause there was a prop in the boat that was just mangled and of course the bent propshaft. But it looks like it was hit hard enough that it pushed the transom plate on the inside into the transom and cracked the 'glass on the outside. I've read up quite a bit on transom repair, but before I get into something like that, I need to get the boat in the water and find out if everything else is OK to see if a new transom is going to be worth it.<br /><br />To make a short story long, I need to know how to patch this so I can at least get it wet to test everything out.<br /><br />Thanx in advance.
<br /><br />Upon closer inspection, there is a crack about an inch and a half long on each side of the drive mount near the bottom. <br /><br />I know the previous owner hit something pretty hard 'cause there was a prop in the boat that was just mangled and of course the bent propshaft. But it looks like it was hit hard enough that it pushed the transom plate on the inside into the transom and cracked the 'glass on the outside. I've read up quite a bit on transom repair, but before I get into something like that, I need to get the boat in the water and find out if everything else is OK to see if a new transom is going to be worth it.<br /><br />To make a short story long, I need to know how to patch this so I can at least get it wet to test everything out.<br /><br />Thanx in advance.