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Replacing transom held by aluminum brackets
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<blockquote data-quote="Acme54" data-source="post: 500993" data-attributes="member: 20668"><p>I did my Lonestar Admiral 2 years ago and had the same issue. I wasn’t able to replicate the old transom shape exactly as it is too wide to get in without dismantling the entire back of the boat. I used a center punch to score each rivet and drilled out the rivets with a bit smaller than the original hole. I had to take out a bunch of rivets to get the splash rail and top corner aluminum pieces out of the way. Kinda of a rough job but I am a novice. I replaced the transom with Coosa board and a 1/4” aluminum plate and it is solid as a rock. I bought a cheap rivet gun as well. If you live near Chicago I’ll lend it to you. I have left over Coosa board.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Acme54, post: 500993, member: 20668"] I did my Lonestar Admiral 2 years ago and had the same issue. I wasn’t able to replicate the old transom shape exactly as it is too wide to get in without dismantling the entire back of the boat. I used a center punch to score each rivet and drilled out the rivets with a bit smaller than the original hole. I had to take out a bunch of rivets to get the splash rail and top corner aluminum pieces out of the way. Kinda of a rough job but I am a novice. I replaced the transom with Coosa board and a 1/4” aluminum plate and it is solid as a rock. I bought a cheap rivet gun as well. If you live near Chicago I’ll lend it to you. I have left over Coosa board. [/QUOTE]
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