Transom surgery

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dunkley

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Hi C-Brats
First let me thank you,moderators,volounteers and contributors, for this wonderful ,informative & friendly site.
It has already been a source of enough CD inspiration for me to buy my C-Dory-1983 Angler 22 '' Retriever''.
As someone already noted in a different thread,she is a bit of a fixer-upper, needing a new core to the transom, some minor gelcoat work, and lots of TLC. On the bright side, she is otherwise sound with a nice Honda motor.
I,m thinking the procedure for the transom might be to cut away the f/g & gel coat on the outside ( or the inside? ), remove the old punky core ,and laminate a new core,f/g, & gelcoat, right on to the remaining skin of the transom.
Any comments or experiences would be sure appreciated.
Dunkley


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I know Thataway Bob Austin did a transom repair on one of his boats. Do a search on transom repair and look for his posts on that. I think you could do pretty well just by following his repair.
 
Seacast has a site that shows in detail transom repairs on glass boats. Can do the repair by routing out the transom through the top with long auger bits and (gulp) chainsaw, or by removing skin either inside or out. This site will help with basic info.... http://transomrepair.com/catalog/

Ron
 
My two-cents is to keep the outer fiberglass skin intact and to do the core replacement from the inside if you're going to keep the boat at its original length.
 
Before you tackle or have somebody tackle the repair please give me call to discuss the method that needs to be followed to do it properly. I can be reached at 360-393-3283, and am available anytime during the day to help.

Look forward to talking to you and welcome to the family.

Sincerely,

Scott Boysen
 
There are many ways to do the tansom replacement--not sure if any "one" is perfect. I had a Grady White Transom replaced about 15 years ago. The core was toothpicks. In that case the old transom was cut out from the outside, with a fine kerf saw. The old wood removed, a synthetic core was placed in, and the old transom relaminated. You could not see the repair at all.

I have also replaced the transom on a Cal 46--that was a bit more of a cliff hanger, and the transom was solid glass. Fortunately the boat did not go "sprong" when I cut out the entire old transom about 3" inside of the hull lines. The new transom was laminated, with a swimstep, staircase, and slightly shorter length.
 
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