Re: transom repair

Posted by Jack S (67.194.22.253) on April 13, 2002 at 21:31:36:

In Reply to:transom repair posted by david on April 13, 2002 at 17:54:22:

The last time I replaced a transom, I carefully drilled out the rivets and replaced them with stainlees steel nuts, bolts and washers. A dot of marine sealant under each washer isolated the SS from the aluminum, and sealed the area around the hole to water intrusion. I'd go with pressure treated plywood, but not "wolmanized", or exterior A/C. You may need to use more than one layer to match the existing transom thickness. I used ext A/C laminated to the proper thickness with epoxy resin, and sealed all sides and edges with thinned resin. Try to keep the old transom as intact as possible so you can use it for a pattern.

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