Good day, all.
It was about 2 years ago that I mounted a transducer onto my boat and found water in the transom. This was about 5 years after I'd done a complete restoration on my boat - a Stratos 1850 center console. The water issue was discussed here.
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The transom is solid but will need to be replaced at some point down the road. Pulling the cap would be a royal pain so I'm going to have to go the dig it out route. In looking at my rebuild pictures, I saw where I'd left screws to hold the 3 sheets of 3/4" ply together which will certainly kill a chainsaw chain or 2. The one good thing is that it was not marine plywood.
After digging out most of the wood, has anyone used chemicals, lye, etc... to disolve out wood in tight areas?
I am also looking at CarbonBond for the filling substance.
Nothing is in the works right now. This is all preliminary investigation.
It was about 2 years ago that I mounted a transducer onto my boat and found water in the transom. This was about 5 years after I'd done a complete restoration on my boat - a Stratos 1850 center console. The water issue was discussed here.
Water in the transom. or How to ruin a nights sleep for a week.
About 6 years ago, I undertook the rebuild of my Stratos center console. Cut the cap off and took it down to a bare hull. I put it back together with 1708 and epoxy while keenly ensuring that all stringers, bulkheads and exposed wood was sealed. Yesterday I was mounting a transducer. It is an...
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The transom is solid but will need to be replaced at some point down the road. Pulling the cap would be a royal pain so I'm going to have to go the dig it out route. In looking at my rebuild pictures, I saw where I'd left screws to hold the 3 sheets of 3/4" ply together which will certainly kill a chainsaw chain or 2. The one good thing is that it was not marine plywood.
After digging out most of the wood, has anyone used chemicals, lye, etc... to disolve out wood in tight areas?
I am also looking at CarbonBond for the filling substance.
Nothing is in the works right now. This is all preliminary investigation.
