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    Area near motor mount/transom delamination and crack.

    So I found the rot stops at the front of the bilge. The only piece of wood that runs the whole structure is the single 2x6 that runs in the middle of the photo. As you can see the other 3 pieces buddy up to it for the motor but stop at what looks like foam core . I'm not sure what I want to do...
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    Area near motor mount/transom delamination and crack.

    Looking into what products are best im between arjay and seacast. Both are solid and have great reviews..seacast unfortunately is across the nation and would cost 250 just to ship it.
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    Area near motor mount/transom delamination and crack.

    Well you called it. It's not looking good at all. The rot stops just forward of the bilge, but aft of the wood you see in place is now in the pile pictured. bought the boat recently and it's not worth enough to do a full rebuild, but I have been looking at the pourable ceramic by Arjay...
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    Area near motor mount/transom delamination and crack.

    I could see that, but that kind of torque from rot should have cause cracks perpendicular to the force right ? And there would be some gap vertically between the crack? When the piece is pushed back to flush it fits with no visible gap indicating it has rotted and is sitting lower...of course il...
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    Area near motor mount/transom delamination and crack.

    Awesome. I will take to it this afternoon and see what I find. My plan is to use a Dremel and small chisel to get the old stuff out and off from the area, then I can take some photos and check for moisture. The boat was kept indoors and in a very dry climate so hopefully I'm lucky.
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    Area near motor mount/transom delamination and crack.

    Good evening, When doing a once over of my 1985 marlin I noticed a delamination point where the stringer motor mount area meets the transom. The wood seemed in solid condition (not rotted) with good color and firmness. I forgot to check the motor mounts for tightness to ensure that the...
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    1985 OMC 3.8 v6 exhaust manifold questions

    Also found that the engine hour meter is at 165. The bottom end (possibly heads too) has definitely been rebuilt and I'm guessing the owner installed it when it was done. Not too bad for an 85 ! Compression was also all 132-140 across all which was good to see.
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    1985 OMC 3.8 v6 exhaust manifold questions

    Wow! Didn't expect so much help so quick!! Yes it is the chevy style not the Buick. Rear distributor (aft end of boat). I found that some of the rubber couplings we leaking when it was running and causing some water in the bilge...tightened em up and fixed it, but they were sort of dry and...
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    1985 OMC 3.8 v6 exhaust manifold questions

    Good afternoon ! Have a 1985 Marlin with an OMC chevy 3.8 v6 with a cracked starboard manifold. Only one crack and only on that side. I have found plenty of replacement new manifolds for the 4.3 v6 but I can't find any in stock for the 3.8 . I understand that I may have to do a mid riser...
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