Wellcraft 210 Elite Restoration NEED HELP!!

[Elite210Captain]

Hi everyone I've owned this boat since 2020 floor was already starting to rot when I received it and I know why at one point the boat was 1/4 full of rain water because it wasnt draining..... Gonna have a good amount of time to.work on this thing this summer so i.figured he'll why not start when its.cooler outside. The boat is a 1985 Wellcraft 210 Elite with cuddy cabin. I know there is 1 other post on this forum with the same boat as me but he never finished the restoration all the way through I think life hit him hard. Anyways pulled the interior out floor out motor out outlive out and transom assembly. My issue at the current moment is deciding what to do with the transom as from what I can see the lower part is mush. Not sure if the top is section is fine to just do the lower half or do i gotta do the whole thing. I also have 0 skills with fiberglassing ive done minor work with it. Maybe someone could give me some info on where to get the fiberglass mesh rolls and epoxy?? I plan on finishing this within the next couple of months also plan on sewing my own interior recovering all the seats myself.

 

[MikeSchinlaub]

Do the whole transom. You'll probably end up doing motor mounts and stringers too, at least a section of them.

Get the polyester resin, you'll need the chopped strand mat as well, and it doesn't work with epoxy.

 

[Davetowz]

I use Epoxy for all my work. US Composites is my source. Good luck, it is usually more work than expected and will use much more materials than you expect.

 

[Elite210Captain]

Hey guys thanks for the Replys. Mikeschinlaub you were right motor mount structure completely rotted I cut all that out today, before i started any cutting i thoroughly measured everything, and checked how the boat stringers sat with a level on them lateraly and longitudanlly with the boats top gun whales. So whats better epoxy resin or polyester resin im getting two different opinions here? Looks like im gonna be redoing the stringers, transom, and motor mounts ive got a shopping list from fiberglass warehouse they seem to have best prices and free shipping.