Another Transom question. (Splashwell, and overlap)

[Schtoopid]

Hey folks.
Rebuilding a boat. Transom and stringers rotted.. (actually, every single piece of wood on the entire boat looks like wet sawdust)

Question is, in rebuilding the transom, when I put the cap back on the boat, do I glue the splashwell to the transom like it was from the last guy?

There is also a piece of metal he bent over the transom to work as a support for the motor.. Do I put that back on? or just mount the engine to the fiberglass.

Thanks!

Dave

 

[Woodonglass]

Welcome to iBoats. Got any Pix? If you build the transom and stringers correctly there's no need for any metal plate re-enforcement. No need to Glue the cap either unless the cap is designed for it. Pix will help us to advise you.

 

[Schtoopid]

Pictures worth a thousand words, but still gotta add some.

"Lip" on splashwell is about 2"

 

[Corjen1]

So I would say yes...you need to re-glass it back together. My GT splashwell/transom is very similar to yours. When I stabbed the top cap the final time, I mixed up a big batch of PB, smeared it all over the mating surfaces. then I re-glassed the inside corners/seams from the inside with strips of 1708.

 

[Woodonglass]

Yup I agree ^^^^^

 

[gm280]

I have to admit, the first picture had me going for a while until I figured you had it angled 90 degrees. I couldn't make out what I was looking at there for a while. However, I have to agree with the above suggestions as well.

 

[Schtoopid]

Dammit.. I didn't wanna do that.. its annoying to get under there with glass.
I'm thinking I'll glass a piece of wood to the top/back of the splashwell, and glass 2 layers to the back of the transom, and then just put on some PL when I put the cap back on.
I just wanted to be able to pull the cap off again if I had to.

 

[Woodonglass]

The sides and bottom of the new wood core MUST be tabbed to the inside of the hull if you want to hang a motor on it.
Fabricating Decks, Stringers, and Transoms

This is one of the best transom installs on this forum...http://forums.iboats.com/forum/boat...s-total-gut-and-rebuild?p=8512409#post8512409

Of course that's just this Old Dumb Okies opinion.

 

[Schtoopid]

Thanks WOG.

So I don't have to search for it, can you give me your PB recipe here?

My plan is to glass the first layer of plywood for the transom on both sides with unwaxed.
PL Premium it to the back of the boat.
PB/fillet the edges after it dries.
Tab it in.
Glass the second layer of plywood on both sides with unwaxed.
Let dry.
PB it to the first layer
Fillet the edges with PB after it dries
Tab it to the first layer, and to the boat.
Place one more layer of 1708 over the entire transom area.

Does this sound reasonable?
Do I need to worry about the height difference between the tabbing of the first layer when putting the second layer of plywood on?

Thanks.
Dave

 

[Schtoopid]

Er, or should I glue the 2 pieces of wood together first, and then glass over the entire thing?

 

[Woodonglass]

Read the link I posted earler

 

[Schtoopid]

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[Schtoopid]

Completed project! Yay!
And out the door 3 weeks later