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<blockquote data-quote="handyandy" data-source="post: 430666" data-attributes="member: 18942"><p>After the holes were all welded shut I had to strip off and clean up the top of transom to be able to weld a extension on it. I used a piece of 3/16" wall 2" x 4" rectangular tubing for my extension. I had to make small angle cuts on the bottom of the rectangular tubing to fit the transom just right. I used a band saw to make those cuts to get it to fit well. Once it fit well I cleaned up the top of the transom and the extension with a SS wire brush to weld extension piece on to the transom using the spool gun. I started by tacking the extension on at each corner and in the middle on the inside of the boat and the back. to weld it fully I made passes welding about 3" at a time to avoid getting to much heat in one area and warping it. After making a pass on one spot I'd move to the other end of the opposite side of the extension to make another pass then would let it cool and take a beer brake.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="handyandy, post: 430666, member: 18942"] After the holes were all welded shut I had to strip off and clean up the top of transom to be able to weld a extension on it. I used a piece of 3/16" wall 2" x 4" rectangular tubing for my extension. I had to make small angle cuts on the bottom of the rectangular tubing to fit the transom just right. I used a band saw to make those cuts to get it to fit well. Once it fit well I cleaned up the top of the transom and the extension with a SS wire brush to weld extension piece on to the transom using the spool gun. I started by tacking the extension on at each corner and in the middle on the inside of the boat and the back. to weld it fully I made passes welding about 3" at a time to avoid getting to much heat in one area and warping it. After making a pass on one spot I'd move to the other end of the opposite side of the extension to make another pass then would let it cool and take a beer brake. [/QUOTE]
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