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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Is This A Good Beginner Rebuild?
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<blockquote data-quote="thill" data-source="post: 501580" data-attributes="member: 4972"><p>I don't just shake bigger motors. I prefer to stand 90 degrees to the transom, looking straight across the top of it. Then, I have someone else bounce up and down on the motor with their feet and watch to see if and how much the transom flexes. </p><p></p><p>If the transom doesn't flex, and the whole boat starts bouncing, you are good. If it's bowing in and out noticeably, then it's not good inside. Some of them will have a tiny bit of flex even when the wood is good, depending on how many layers there are.</p><p></p><p>IF you can climb under the splash-well in the back of the boat and see the transom around the engine mounting bolts, do it. Usually, any rot will begin around those bolts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thill, post: 501580, member: 4972"] I don't just shake bigger motors. I prefer to stand 90 degrees to the transom, looking straight across the top of it. Then, I have someone else bounce up and down on the motor with their feet and watch to see if and how much the transom flexes. If the transom doesn't flex, and the whole boat starts bouncing, you are good. If it's bowing in and out noticeably, then it's not good inside. Some of them will have a tiny bit of flex even when the wood is good, depending on how many layers there are. IF you can climb under the splash-well in the back of the boat and see the transom around the engine mounting bolts, do it. Usually, any rot will begin around those bolts. [/QUOTE]
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