Remove motor

[SweeperForce]

To remove or to not remove the motor. I hand a 330 pound 150 hp motor hanging off the transom only being supported by a transom saver. Here's a pic of my internal transom braces and support stringers. If I cut away more flooring, it may weakling the transom stability. Right? Or am I just being over analytical?
Thanks,
Tom

 

[alldodge]

To remove or to not remove the motor. I hand a 330 pound 150 hp motor hanging off the transom only being supported by a transom saver. Here's a pic of my internal transom braces and support stringers. If I cut away more flooring, it may weakling the transom stability. Right? Or am I just being over analytical?
Thanks,
Tom

If it was my boat I would either remove the engine or support it with something which takes the load off the transom. All boat structure is integrated

 

[Scott Danforth]

REMOVE THE MOTOR.

yes, I was yelling there.

 

[jbcurt00]

At this point its the most valuable part of the boat, why even consider the risk to the motor leaving it in place.

Unless you just want the joyous experience of repairing a transom after its been peeled like a banana when the motor tears free. Added benefit: you'll learn the fine arts of welding/repairing the motors skeg, anti-cavatation plate, replacing a bent prop & prop shaft, and fiberglass repair of the cracked cowl, if in place, if not then removal of broken sparkplugs and replacement of 2cyl motor head (s).

So yeah, remove the motor.

 

[Watermann]

So are you rebuilding the boat due to rotten decking, stringers and transom? First order of business when doing any work of that sort is to remove the motor from the transom.

Thing's look a little bit soggy down there in your pic...

 

[SweeperForce]

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Done and done. Thanks for the advice and piece of mind

 

[Woodonglass]

For future reference and to answer your original question, the deck/floor typically is not critical to the support of the engine. It is true that all the components of the boat work together to form the overall structural integrity of the boat, not all are critical at all junctures. The transom is attached to the stringers and the sides of the hull and yes to the deck as well but the critical structural support comes from the stringers and the tabbings to the hull sides. In your case since you have the stringer extension "Knee Bracing" they along with the tabbings to the sides of the hull provide the structural support for your transom which is what supports the motor. IF the Stringer, Transom and Tabbings are ALL in good condition on a boat then a deck/floor can be safely removed and replaced without having to remove the motor. Just wanted to clarify this for any and all future references. In your case It's a GOOD THING you removed the motor since your boat requires a Total Restoration!!

 

[pckeen]

Ditto on Wog's advice, but with the look of the stringers, that transom needed replacing - and it would suck to get everything done now, only to find that you had to start the transom all over again....

 

[jbcurt00]

Yep, looks like an all in total rehab, thats why i didnt bother w/ if transom is good, then you could possible leave the motor. Thats not the case here......

And besides, again, why risk the most valuable part?

 

[SweeperForce]

Here is a video of proof that my transom is rotting and mu plan of attack

 

[kcassells]

Well ya got the rear end "cap" cut out to access the transom. Save every pc. of fiberglass whereas you can use them again when you go back after
repair/re-attach and won't have to do all the build up. Yup...a cool project. Keep the pics coming.
You will need if you haven't already to grind out the entire transom {inside} to the glass. Check out WOG {WOODONGLASS} tutorial. Makes life a little easier.

 

[kcassells]

Be nice to Wog though. He only comes out once a year, has patch on his left eye and a peg on his right leg. But he is the man to go to for the best help. Sometimes if you burn wet, old moss {has to be green} he will smell it and come out more often.

 

[Woodonglass]

Do I smell Green Moss Smoldering???

 

[rickryder]

I don't think thats moss......

 

[Woodonglass]

Ahhh, It's been awhile, I forgot what it smelled like!!!!