Hey Guys, new to forum and owning a boat. Just picked up a 14' Jon boat and will have some questions on it and hopefully I can learn and get alot of info from this site.
My first question is... does the outboard have to be centered on the transom?
As you can see in some pics, the previous owner made a mount on the back for the trolling motor, but Im not a big fan of it. I was looking to mount the troller on the transom also but didnt want the motors to be too close to each other.
Second question... I have read alot about replacing the transom, and there is alot of different information out there but alot that seems to come up is from several years back. What I have learned is that I should use Outdoor, non-treated plywood, but not sure on coating. Has anyone used that flex seal spray as seen on tv to coat the plywood? Or some type of spray on bed liner? You just need to seal it so no water soaks up in it correct? Also read to use stainless steel bolts to remount transom board, yet people say that stainless and aluminum arent good together, so is stainless the best hardware to use?
Thanks in advance!
My first question is... does the outboard have to be centered on the transom?
As you can see in some pics, the previous owner made a mount on the back for the trolling motor, but Im not a big fan of it. I was looking to mount the troller on the transom also but didnt want the motors to be too close to each other.
Second question... I have read alot about replacing the transom, and there is alot of different information out there but alot that seems to come up is from several years back. What I have learned is that I should use Outdoor, non-treated plywood, but not sure on coating. Has anyone used that flex seal spray as seen on tv to coat the plywood? Or some type of spray on bed liner? You just need to seal it so no water soaks up in it correct? Also read to use stainless steel bolts to remount transom board, yet people say that stainless and aluminum arent good together, so is stainless the best hardware to use?
Thanks in advance!