Hello all,
I finally got the chance to get my rowboat home and take the transom off to replace the wood inside. I wish I took pics but it was pretty easy getting all the old rusty nuts off, the bolts were all S/S but they spun as they were all carriage bolts and the squares had all rounded in the boat. In one case I had to dremel a slot for a screwdriver to get one nut off, otherwise, all the other bolts came out easily.
I had to drill out 4 rivets for the corner braces;
I cut out a piece of pine as I needed a 4' x 4 5/8" piece and I wonder how long it should last.
There was nothing but a few scraps of wood inside the transom as between rot and maybe bugs, if the boat is a 1974 or so, it is almost 40 years old. Even if it were a 1980, it would be 30+ years old.
I bolted up the corner braces with stainless steel nuts and bolts and have to go to the hardware store for new S/S bolts, nuts and washers and drill out the holes for the 2 handles and the knee braces and then the boat should be done.
I finally got the chance to get my rowboat home and take the transom off to replace the wood inside. I wish I took pics but it was pretty easy getting all the old rusty nuts off, the bolts were all S/S but they spun as they were all carriage bolts and the squares had all rounded in the boat. In one case I had to dremel a slot for a screwdriver to get one nut off, otherwise, all the other bolts came out easily.
I had to drill out 4 rivets for the corner braces;
I cut out a piece of pine as I needed a 4' x 4 5/8" piece and I wonder how long it should last.
There was nothing but a few scraps of wood inside the transom as between rot and maybe bugs, if the boat is a 1974 or so, it is almost 40 years old. Even if it were a 1980, it would be 30+ years old.
I bolted up the corner braces with stainless steel nuts and bolts and have to go to the hardware store for new S/S bolts, nuts and washers and drill out the holes for the 2 handles and the knee braces and then the boat should be done.