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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20875 City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
Photos: Thataway
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:42 pm Post subject: Early CD 25 transom drains |
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We decided to modify the transom drains on the 2003 CD 25 since I was adding an outboard bracket and swim step, which would make access to the flapper valves a bit more difficult. Photos of the before and after are in the last of the Thataway album.
The bored hole had rough edges coated with gel coat. There were some voids and rough edges, but no water intrusion. We used a drum sander and cleaned up the plywood. As we did minimal sanding, it became evident that there was a crack in the joint between the aft floor of the cockpit and transom, which was devoid of glass; We cleaned this up, and laid in multiple strands of glass fiber with epoxy to fill the void. We then put on two layers of 10 oz glass cloth with epoxy--as well as coated the hole in the transom, and laid 10 oz glass around the circumfrance of the hole. The glass over the crack, was laid into the hole so that it was attatched to this part of the transom secondarly. Several more coats of filler and epoxy smoothed the transom hole and it is now totally water proof. _________________ Bob Austin
Thataway
Thataway (Ex Seaweed) 2007 25 C Dory May 2018 to Oct. 2021
Thisaway 2006 22' CDory November 2011 to May 2018
Caracal 18 140 Suzuki 2007 to present
Thataway TomCat 255 150 Suzukis June 2006 thru August 2011
C Pelican; 1992, 22 Cruiser, 2002 thru 2006
Frequent Sea; 2003 C D 25, 2007 thru 2009
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