First post here. Thanks for the help!
I have an old riveted aluminum hull with a rotted, cracking transom. I've seen lots of threads on this, but my transom is a little different and the corner braces are at a diagonal to the horizon.
How would y'all fix it? I think I have a couple options.
1. Fix the rotting wood underneath the aluminum transom that's folded over and re-do the welds. (worst option, this is just going to crack again)
2. Remove the braces entirely, remove all the rivets on the stern, and fit a new 1/8" aluminum transom over the existing exterior. Then install new corner braces (riveted to allow some flex) and a new U-channel. In this case, I would make it more traditional with horizontal corner braces instead of the diagonals shown.
I have an old riveted aluminum hull with a rotted, cracking transom. I've seen lots of threads on this, but my transom is a little different and the corner braces are at a diagonal to the horizon.
How would y'all fix it? I think I have a couple options.
1. Fix the rotting wood underneath the aluminum transom that's folded over and re-do the welds. (worst option, this is just going to crack again)
2. Remove the braces entirely, remove all the rivets on the stern, and fit a new 1/8" aluminum transom over the existing exterior. Then install new corner braces (riveted to allow some flex) and a new U-channel. In this case, I would make it more traditional with horizontal corner braces instead of the diagonals shown.