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I'm intimidated by this transom project...
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<blockquote data-quote="pmshoemaker" data-source="post: 436593" data-attributes="member: 22228"><p>I have breached the transom cover!! There were 42 rivets in all holding the transom "sandwich" in place -- when I finally busted off the last rivet this afternoon I was able to remove the cover on the inside and alas, the wooden transom was completely gone!! If you look at the photo that shows me peeling back the cover, you'll see a little scrap that is all that is left of the original wood at the top left-hand corner -- it's about 8" tall and 3-4" wide -- that's it! The rest is totally gone (you can see it's just a little pile of wood pulp that fell out. The good news is that the outer skin of the hull looks pretty good -- just gross. I don't see any signs of corrosion (yet). Looks like it's time to clean down the inside of the hull and build me a transom! Should I put a wire wheel to it? Or just elbow grease and sandpaper/orbital sander? And should I paint the inside of the hull before I put the new transom in?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pmshoemaker, post: 436593, member: 22228"] I have breached the transom cover!! There were 42 rivets in all holding the transom "sandwich" in place -- when I finally busted off the last rivet this afternoon I was able to remove the cover on the inside and alas, the wooden transom was completely gone!! If you look at the photo that shows me peeling back the cover, you'll see a little scrap that is all that is left of the original wood at the top left-hand corner -- it's about 8" tall and 3-4" wide -- that's it! The rest is totally gone (you can see it's just a little pile of wood pulp that fell out. The good news is that the outer skin of the hull looks pretty good -- just gross. I don't see any signs of corrosion (yet). Looks like it's time to clean down the inside of the hull and build me a transom! Should I put a wire wheel to it? Or just elbow grease and sandpaper/orbital sander? And should I paint the inside of the hull before I put the new transom in? [/QUOTE]
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