Recent content by jrtaustin

I decided to not drill out rivets, but instead cut out the top of the inner panel. It was a struggle to get out the two rotten pieces of 3/4" plywood, but finally got them, replaces with new plywood coated in lacquer. When It's rewelded I'll post before and after pics.

I have a Grumman 1448 with a double wall aluminum transom with rotten plywood in between. I'll have to remove the inner panel to get the wood replaced. How do I get the old rivets out and then replaced with new rivets? I'll also have to remove the welded top corner braces. I'll have to get that...

The inner skin covers the entire transom, and it returns at the bottom to touch the outer skin, so there is no way to get the wood out without cutting away some or all of either the inner or outer skin. I can feel the rotten wood at the bottom inner corners. I'll show pics tomorrow once I figure...

Pourable transom? What is that and how does it work?

I recently bought an '84 Grumman 1448 with an Evinrude 25HP outboard. The boat's in excellent condition, except the transom. The transom hull is double walled aluminum with a wood board sandwiched in between. The wood can only be felt at the lower inside corners, and I can tell it is rotten...

Just picked up my '91 Grumman 1448 today! I've been looking at a few posts but yours is just about what I'm thinking. Not a huge rebuild, just comfortable. I got the boat, a small trailer, trolling motor, and a '95 Evinrude 25 hp to push it around, all for a thou. I'll post pics when I figure...