Should I use Seacast?

Blk Bart

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I need to replace my transom and was thinking about using Seacast. Does anyone have any pros, cons or input?
My cap is fiberglassed on and I have a big splashwell so I thought the easiest way is to pour the transom.
Thanks,
BB
 

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ezmobee

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Re: Should I use Seacast?

In my opinion (and that's all this is)...SeaCast is excellent for one particular circumstance. And that is, you've got a boat with a rotted transom and good everything else. You dig out the old rotted wood with an electric chainsaw (yes, believe it or not this is the common method of removal) pour in the new transom....done. However, if your boat has other issues and your tearing it apart to do other resto work, I'd stick with wood. Properly sealed, a wood transom will last a LONG time. SeaCast is VERY expensive so I'd only use it if I really wanted to avoid tearing any more of the boat apart than absolutely necessary. Although I can't see much of your boat in the pics, it looks, from what I can see, that it wouldn't be a real tough one to pop the cap on. So I'd do that an do a wood transom.
 

jonesg

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Re: Should I use Seacast?

If the stringers are bad then do wood.
If stringers are OK go with seacast after checking the transom under the splashwell, the rear wall has to be good, if it needs replacing then the deck and splashwell has to come out.
 
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