Successful I/O transom restoration with CPES?

[jspringator]

My always trailered 89 Bayliner Ciera 2150 has a rotted transom. Soundings appear to locate the problem around the I/O opening, especially underneath the opening, above the drain plug. It flexes in reverse causing water to enter the boat.

I don't use the boat but around 5 or 6 times a season and want to avoid spending thousands of dollars on its repair, if possible. The Dr. Rot website gived directions on drilling a series of 1/4 1" deep holes 3 inches apart, blowing it dry a section at a time with a shop vac, and then adding CPES to saturate the wood. Of course, if the wood is totally gone, additional structrual epoxy would be required, but given the boat has sat inside on a trailer almost its entire life, I doubt it is that bad, but there is no way to know until I get in there. Its only symptom is the flexing in reverse. I could reseal the transom with matching gelcoat from Bayliner.

Anyone done this?

 

[ondarvr]

Re: Successful I/O transom restoration with CPES?

If the transom is bad enough to flex and let water in, then its toast and nothing will help short of actually rebuilding it. Not what you wanted to hear, but what you need to know.

 

[jspringator]

Re: Successful I/O transom restoration with CPES?

What about Seacast?

 

[salty87]

Re: Successful I/O transom restoration with CPES?

even seacast requires proper preparation...check the price too, not a cheap way out

 

[jonesg]

Re: Successful I/O transom restoration with CPES?

cost you about $700 with seacast but saves a bit of work, you probably need to pull the outdrive and get a proper look first.
then do some proper testing with a drill to inspect the drill chips, banging on the transom don't mean beans.

I re-cored mine with seacast and it "sounded alright" when in fact it was totally rotted. You'd need a very educated ear to know.

But the drill don't lie.