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First Post: 66 Starcraft Sportsman Transom Redo and Repower
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<blockquote data-quote="ronjon1190" data-source="post: 450137" data-attributes="member: 23556"><p>I found some pictures of the last time I did any work on my hull, 2 years ago, I developed a leak where the transom meets the keel. Years of gunk sitting there on the inside had corroded that area to the point of being holy. I inspected the rest of the bottom of the hull, and found that this was the only place where damage was apparent. I cleaned the area down to bare aluminum and scuffed it with coarse sand paper. I cut a trapozoidal shaped piece of aluminum sheet at work, then bonded it to the holy area with a solid layer of epoxy (I think I used PC-7. I then bent the aluminum sheet to match the contour of the boat, and held it there with a floor jack and a piece of azak plastic trim board, because it was flexible. once the epoxy cured, that plate is there forever. I used 3m marine filler to feather out the edges of the sheet, then coated the whole repair with rustolem enamel paint. When this was finished, i filled all the holes in the top of my gunwales, and threw a coat of paint on them. I replaced the crappy old cracked and broken steering wheel with a stainless unit, and repainted the plywood interior (replaced semi recently by the previous owners) with good quality outdoor porch and floor paint.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ronjon1190, post: 450137, member: 23556"] I found some pictures of the last time I did any work on my hull, 2 years ago, I developed a leak where the transom meets the keel. Years of gunk sitting there on the inside had corroded that area to the point of being holy. I inspected the rest of the bottom of the hull, and found that this was the only place where damage was apparent. I cleaned the area down to bare aluminum and scuffed it with coarse sand paper. I cut a trapozoidal shaped piece of aluminum sheet at work, then bonded it to the holy area with a solid layer of epoxy (I think I used PC-7. I then bent the aluminum sheet to match the contour of the boat, and held it there with a floor jack and a piece of azak plastic trim board, because it was flexible. once the epoxy cured, that plate is there forever. I used 3m marine filler to feather out the edges of the sheet, then coated the whole repair with rustolem enamel paint. When this was finished, i filled all the holes in the top of my gunwales, and threw a coat of paint on them. I replaced the crappy old cracked and broken steering wheel with a stainless unit, and repainted the plywood interior (replaced semi recently by the previous owners) with good quality outdoor porch and floor paint. [/QUOTE]
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