1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

[Darren b]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

I will get some better pics thanks guys

 

[Darren b]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

Here are a few pics of my transom, it looks like the one piece style, if it is the only part that needs to be replaced is behind the motor correct? thanks.

 

[Darren b]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

here is one more pic of the transom, this pic is behind the motor inside the doghouse. you can see the outline of the transom where the red cable runs through the second from the top tie wrap. thanks thanks

 

[rickryder]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

The transom is across the entire back of the boat not just behind the engine.

 

[fngboater]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

The transom is across the entire back of the boat not just behind the engine.

uh....not so...my bayliner has a transom about 22" wide by 26" tall . there are three pieces of wood accross the back but they are completly seperated

 

[rickryder]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

Must be a B-liner thing..... really what I was trying to get across is that the entire aft of the boat will have wood in it .....that can be rotten...

If we want to get all technical....

In naval architecture, a transom is the surface that forms the stern of a vessel. Transoms may be flat or curved and they may be vertical, raked forward, also known as a retrouss? or reverse transom, angling forward (toward the bow) from the waterline to the deck, or raked aft, often simply called "raked", angling in the other direction. The bottom tip of the transom can be approximately on the waterline, in which case the stern of the vessel is referred to as a "transom stern", or the hull can continue so that the centre line is well above the waterline before terminating in a transom, in which case it is referred to as a "counter stern" or "cutaway stern."

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

This ^^^^ B True!!!

 

[rickryder]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

This ^^^^ B True!!!

Ahhh what do I know.... I'm just a Bada Bing guy from Joisey

 

[74bayliner]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

uh....not so...my bayliner has a transom about 22" wide by 26" tall . there are three pieces of wood accross the back but they are completly seperated

I dont really understand the scope of this answer... but not all b-liners are built the same... i dont know this to be a fact all i know is my bayliner is 1 whole transom

 

[Darren b]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

I will take a core sample of the two outer transoms. I know the middle transom is bad. What is involved in pulling the motor and stern drive? I Have pulled lots of motors out of cars so it should be straight forward. any tips or special tools I should now about this job including the stern drive. thanks guys

 

[Darren b]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

Hey guys before I go any futher I want to ask a question. Today when I started to remove the out drive I noticed on the exterior of the boat under the water line a lot of small bumps on the gel coat, they look like small little pimples. is this somthing to be worried about? thanks

 

[oops!]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

arrrgh....lets see pics.....

if this is what i think it is.....it wont sink you.....best to pretend you didnt see it.

 

[oops!]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

pulling a motor in a boat is really easy....

on a merc.....its two pins between the flywheel cover and the inner transom plate....then the two mount pins each side of the motor.

after that its just fuel and electrical, and most of the electrical is the harness plug.

it can be out and sitting on the ground in less than an hour.

re installing it is a wee bit different.......you will need an alignment tool.
once you have that ......its no problem.

 

[Darren b]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

here is a pic of the stern of the boat (1991 bayliner) it seems to be only under the waterline almost all around the boat, my first thought was seeing that the foam under the floor was so saturated it froze in the winter and somehow caused this to happen. I will not put any my money or time in the boat if this will cause problems down the raod. thanks

 

[island mike]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

Well,I will tell you then. It looks like osmosis..In a nutshell its water intrusion that expanded...Its actually a very complex process and all,and still being studied. but anyway,as mentioned it wont sink your boat.There are several treatments,One is open the zits and wash them out with hot water or steam.Leave to dry,fill with a filler.But they will likely appear in other places overtime.
The other is a professional gelcoat blistering treatment that can involve stripping off the gelcoat and a minute quantity off glass ,vacuumbagging,repairing,And reaplying gelcoat.I have seen it on yachts and boats that were brought in from european countries and put in warm tropical waters,The minute water present in the fiberglass expands and hence:gelcoat blistering or osmosis.I have seen it on brand new boats too.A boat manufacturer in france produced a line of boats including my dads wich after less than a year produced severe blistering...They wont really admit they made some mistake in the production but never the less repaired the damage(twice)anyway thats another story.You can leave it as it is or do the repair yourself.It wont sink your boat.
Regards i mike

 

[Darren b]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

Is there a chance it will leak water in from the out side now or down the road? I am just about to start buying the material to do the deck. I will junk the thing or part it before I start spending more money on it. if there will be a problem, I can even pick some of the blisters off. thanks

 

[island mike]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

Is there a chance it will leak water in from the out side now or down the road? I am just about to start buying the material to do the deck. I will junk the thing or part it before I start spending more money on it. if there will be a problem, I can even pick some of the blisters off. thanks

As said,it wont sink your boat.

 

[Darren b]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

Will it cause water to seap in to the inside? the boat will be in the water june to sept thanks

 

[fngboater]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

Must be a B-liner thing..... really what I was trying to get across is that the entire aft of the boat will have wood in it .....that can be rotten...

If we want to get all technical....

In naval architecture, a transom is the surface that forms the stern of a vessel. Transoms may be flat or curved and they may be vertical, raked forward, also known as a retrouss? or reverse transom, angling forward (toward the bow) from the waterline to the deck, or raked aft, often simply called "raked", angling in the other direction. The bottom tip of the transom can be approximately on the waterline, in which case the stern of the vessel is referred to as a "transom stern", or the hull can continue so that the centre line is well above the waterline before terminating in a transom, in which case it is referred to as a "counter stern" or "cutaway stern."

Yes technically you're right and I almost said something along those lines only not so thorough
i just wanted him to know that his in fact is three pieces Peace

 

[riptorn]

Re: 1991 BAYLINER deck rot question

here is a pic of the stern of the boat (1991 bayliner) it seems to be only under the waterline almost all around the boat, my first thought was seeing that the foam under the floor was so saturated it froze in the winter and somehow caused this to happen. I will not put any my money or time in the boat if this will cause problems down the raod. thankshttp://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/darrenbradle.[/QUOTE]
The glass was not laid properly. Air bubbles were not rolled out in the first layer of glass. Seen this many times when building them when I was a teen. Never seen that bad though. Must be a Monday morning built hull.
For a 91 isn't it done different now?