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Replacing this transom impossible?
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<blockquote data-quote="surfman" data-source="post: 428012" data-attributes="member: 7404"><p>Not sure why you want to replace it. It looks okay to me but if it is flexing and you are concerned with that, I would get a piece of 1/4" AL plate and epoxy it to the inside and then re-bolt the motor through it. Use G-flex epoxy to attach the plate. If the wood is sealed up from the elements then it should not rot unless water is getting in through the bolt holes for the motor. That is usually the problem on fiberglass transoms, the bolt holes or other holes people drill into the transom allow water in and the wood then dry rots. Any time you drill holes into a transom take extra care to seal up the holes, silicone is useless. Use a good boat sealer like 4200 use lots of it and then wipe off the excess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="surfman, post: 428012, member: 7404"] Not sure why you want to replace it. It looks okay to me but if it is flexing and you are concerned with that, I would get a piece of 1/4" AL plate and epoxy it to the inside and then re-bolt the motor through it. Use G-flex epoxy to attach the plate. If the wood is sealed up from the elements then it should not rot unless water is getting in through the bolt holes for the motor. That is usually the problem on fiberglass transoms, the bolt holes or other holes people drill into the transom allow water in and the wood then dry rots. Any time you drill holes into a transom take extra care to seal up the holes, silicone is useless. Use a good boat sealer like 4200 use lots of it and then wipe off the excess. [/QUOTE]
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