TRANSOM BOLT BUSTED SOME GELCOAT???

[ROBERTSTELLJR]

I JUST BOUGHT THIS BOAT WHICH IS A 2001 18' MARADA BOW RIDER.THE GOON THAT OWNED THIS BOAT BEFORE ME FOR SOME REASON HAD REPLACED THE BOLTS HOLDING THE MOTOR TO THE TRANSOME AND INSTEAD OF USING A ROUND WASHER HE USED A LARGER SQUARE WASHER AND OVERTIGHTENED IT. THEREFORE THE TRANSOME HAS CRACKED AROUND THE SQUARE WASHER.I DONT FEEL LIKE THIS WILL CAUSE MUCH PROBLEM BUT YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT HAS PULLED THRU AND IT IS A TERRIBLE EYESORE AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE REPAIR...ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT I SHOULD DO,AND IF SOMEONE MAKES A REPAIR KIT FOR SUCH A THING...MAYBE JUST BEND A PEICE OF ALUMINUM AND REBOLT THE MOTOR? IT IS JUST THE TOP BOLT HOLE...THANKS ALOT, ROB

 

[Solittle]

Re: TRANSOM BOLT BUSTED SOME GELCOAT???

First Rob turn off the caps lock when you post here. Some of our guys won't even bother to read an all caps post.<br /><br />What you describe is rot in the transom itself. I suggest that you check for that and get to the cosmetics later. And you have what for an engine?