Transom replacement

[Triple_D]

I have a 10 yr. old boat, Lund 17' and am having some dent work done and have been told I now need a totally new transom due to some rot they found. My boat has pretty light use and seemed fine to me. Does this seem fishy?

How much should a transom replacement cost, anyone had this happen?

[blakeb]

i thought lunds have a 20 year hull warranty on the transome

[blarkey]

did a full transom replacement in an older smoker craft not really that easy ,I would look into it before you tell them to go ahead

[phelps]

I have a 10 year old 1650 Angler and the cap that goes over the top of the transom came off on Saturday (Mille Lacs). I took a closer look when I got home and there is rotted section a foot wide (top to bottom). I called a local repair shop today and they said it will be a $1800 - $2000 job.

Has anyone tried this repair themselves?

[blarkey]

YES ,its a FemaleDog but for 2000 dollars it isn't that bad. I think I used 3 layers of green treated plywood laminated together with glue and three coats of good paint (oil I think).

[tunrevir]

Depending on how handy you are with wood working equipment and assuming you are talking about a wood transom(rotting) a quick and easy fix is to go to the local home store and find a 15/16ths microlam beam. Drill out the rivets and use the microlam to replace the old transom. Use the old transom as a template and trace it, cut it and replace it along with the rivets where you removed it. Once you get the new transom into place(make sure it fits properly). Remove it and coat it with sealer. Allow it to dry for a couple days and then reinstall the new transom and fish away.. 15/16ths is more then what you get on most boats and should last you a lifetime if you make sure the wood is sealed. I put caulking on each screw(rivet)and have 0 problems with flex or leakage. Drill out the rivets as you see and find them, there is a bit of a reforming process to get the aluminum bracing to fit nicely to the new board as it tends to be a bit beefier then the original. Works great and is cheap compared to what a shop will want to replace the transom. The whole process will cost you under 100 bucks, and I'm on 15 years with my replacement in the old Tincan 12' Smokercraft I own.

Tunrevir~

[Ed Carlson]

If the internal core is rotten but the outside is firm there are injectable marine epoxies made for this that can harden the transom up again. This fix is most often used on glass boats.

Often if it is at the top of the transom a steel cap is also used to firm up the transom in it's full length to gain more support. The large boat rigger sites on-line will have the epoxy kits. This firms up the core but a plate over job may be wise also.

[CAMAN]

It's difficult, but it's not $2000 difficult. If you have an engine hoist handy it will make the whole job A LOT easier. Personally I would try and find a piece of composite transom and install that. You will never need to worry about it again.