Repair log - wet transom core

[Ctarmigan]

Next, I redrilled the bolt holes for the main outboard and kicker bracket in the new inner transom skin.

I made up some jigs to clamp the transom to uniform thickness from the outside (bearing against the 1" spacer pucks). Two 2x10 planks on the outer transom, one 2x10 inside below the splashwell, and 1 2x4 inside above the splashwell. I used the outboard and kicker bracket bolt holes to fix the planks in place, using bolts I'd warmed up and applied a layer of candle wax to (to enable their removal later once the CarbonBond had set up).

The bolts I used were smaller diameter than the holes - to prevent CarbonBond from leaking, I applied a ring of 4200 around each bolt hole before clamping down the planks.




I added compressing force to the bottom of the lower inside plank with 2x4s bearing against a 2x10 abutting the cabin wall.



Last step was to fabricate a funnel to ensure easy pouring, with some stops allowing it to sit in place hands-free.

[thataway]

Nicely done, and very well documented. Thank you!

[Donald Tyson]

Cool and easy Idea for a funnel. I won't elaborate on a few I made as it was a long time ago and they worked terribly bad.
I'm so glad you have documented this whole process well as it will serve so many owners going forward.