Transom woes:(

jonesg

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Re: Transom woes:(

Damm!'
Outstanding workmanship there bunky,,Outstanding.

I spent months hemmin and hawing over mine,
I coulda fixed 6 boats by the time I made the decision.

How long did the project take once you got really stuck into it?
 

BEERNUTS

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Re: Transom woes:(

Damm!'
Outstanding workmanship there bunky,,Outstanding.

I spent months hemmin and hawing over mine,
I coulda fixed 6 boats by the time I made the decision.

How long did the project take once you got really stuck into it?

Thanks jonesg, I think i have about 100hours invested in the total project, alot of this time was spent contouring the transom to the deck and getting the rear panel flattened out. Sanding fiberglass is though going, but once i bought the belt sander it went a whole lot faster.
I used a total of four sanders on the job, 2 air and 2 electric.
6" round orbital, 14'' long duel piston inline, 3'' wide electric belt sander and an electric 1/3rd sheet orbital. The paint is a local product called Wattyl Colourthane 2k, basicly its an industrial 2k that dries rock hard and is pretty easy to spray.
 

BobsGlasstream

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Re: Transom woes:(

BEERNUTS,
Very nice workmanship. Glad all went well on your first outing.
Once again great job, and congrats on it completion.
Bob
 

BEERNUTS

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Thanks Bob, sorry for the late reply i 've been on vacation for a week with family and boat and I'm happy to say ALL is still well.
Out of the 7 days we were away we fished 6 days and everything went without a hitch.Other than a last minute waterpump and thermostat change before we left.

We did a few sand bar crossings which were a bit hairy and had the ol' girl airborn a few times but we landed safely each time and just continued to punch our way out through the short swell.
All in all we had a great time..........
 

BobsGlasstream

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BEERNUTS,
Glad to hear everything went well on you trip and all was safe. :D
Have a very Merry Christmas.
Bob
 
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