Re: [OMC-Boats] Transom Repair/Replacement

NO there is not,

Just continue to cut the seam all the way around the seating. At the transome there is a mess of resin, wood etc where the sections curve into the transom. that is where i used the drill to kinda route out the mess. just be careful not to cut the seating section with the drill.

The front is held down by the aluminum bar with the large screws.

Once you take that off use an exacto knife to cut along to front of the section on the floor. The floor has a layer of glass mat so use your gut and cut kinda along and not in the seam. It will cut easy if you stay just away from the gooped up heavy expoy resin. The floor is going anyway so who cares if you cut the glass mat there....

Mine just lifted out with some slow cautious lifting once i did that and had cut the entire hull seam.

I lifted it out myself using the cleats for hand holds. Go Slow......

Below the flat area between the seats there a sheet of ply with some expoy poured and it appears to have been set on this to create a strong bond. The sheet of ply (size of the flat area between seats) stayed firmly attached to the seats and was not rotted at all. I plan to leave it that way and just repour epoxy in same are when when reinstalling....

Tom

>
> From: Ian Torrey <itorrey@...>
> Date: 2007/06/19 Tue AM 11:45:16 EDT
> To: "'Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's'"
> <omc-boats@...>
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Transom Repair/Replacement
>
> Hi Tom,
> I have seen the horizontal seam between the hull and upper fiberglass -
> below the rub rail removed so far across the back of the boat. Is there also
> a seam in the upper fiberglass that separates the top of the rear seating
> area from the top of rest of the boat, or will I be cutting one to avoid
> removing the whole upper fiberglass?
> Thanks again,
> Ian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: omc-boats-bounces@...
> [mailto:omc-boats-bounces@...] On Behalf Of
> tpaquette@...
> Sent: June 19, 2007 11:22 AM
> To: Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Transom Repair/Replacement
>
> Hi Ian,
>
> I can send you info tonite. I was swamped last night.
>
> disaaembly is as basic as it appears.
>
> You will need:
>
> Large Phillips Screwdriver.
>
> Vice Grips
>
> Sawsall type tool with fiberglass blade or similar
>
>
> Drill with a Looooooong bit. 8" or so. bewteen 1/4 an 1/2 inch....
> whatever you have around.
>
> eye, hand and body coverage. i alos recommend a paper style breathing mask
> - All for the dust you will make.....
>
> Unbolt and remove ALL the rub rail. Srewdriver and vice grips
>
> carefully use sawsall to cut the rear seating section from the hull. You
> will see seam once you remove rub rail. take your time. the glass gets
> hots and you dont want it to "melt"...
>
> At the transom, I just dug out the pulp that use to be the transom. It is a
> 1/2 and 3/4 inch ply laminated togehter.
>
> At the corners where the transom meets the seating section use the drill to
> "carve" out the wood.
>
> Once you have completed the cutting... Again take your time !!! the seating
> section lifts out. It is glued to center florr area with expoy but it lifts
> righ out as that conact is well past itis prime... just lift slowly and
> steadily.
>
>
> If I didnt mention it. I removed the stearing console. cables etc and bench
> seat and all prior to this operation. Basically I gutted it and labeled and
> photo's everything so I know how it goes together.
>
> I'm not sure where you are in the process but hope this gets you started. i
> have plans for the refit as well.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >
> > From: <tpaquette@...>
> > Date: 2007/06/18 Mon AM 11:42:17 EDT
> > To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and
> > 70's" <omc-boats@...>
> > Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Transom Repair/Replacement
> >
> > For the out board it is not too difficult.
> >
> > I can send you instructions on how I disassembled and my plan for
> reassembly.
> >
> > Try later tonite if I have time
> >
> > Tom
> > >
> > > From: Ian Torrey (QNX) <itorrey@...>
> > > Date: 2007/06/14 Thu AM 09:36:38 EDT
> > > To: omc-boats@...
> > > Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Transom Repair/Replacement
> > >
> > > Thanks for your responses, Lee and Tom. I removed the outboard motor
> > > last night, and found things were not very pretty back there. A good
> > > portion of the transom is really spongy - bad enough that I don't
> > > think it's worth even trying to make any short term repairs. I think
> > > the only way I'll feel safe putting this one in the water is with
> > > the full transom replacement (and probably floor and foam too).
> > >
> > > Tom, do you have a plan for how you are approaching your full
> > > replacement? Looks like the outboards might be a bit harder to work
> > > on from the inside than in Lee's stern drive photos. Lee, in your
> > > photos, there only seems to be one layer of 'glass. Have you already
> > > cut out an inside layer before adding the 3/4" plywood, or is that
> > > all the transom the stringer drives required? My transom appears to
> > > be about three 1/2" sheets of plywood sandwiched between inner and
> > > outer fiberglass panels, with a 2x6" horizontal brace running the
> > > full width across the back on the inside, and a smaller brace right
> > > above the bilge well.
> > >
> > > Also, any thoughts on products like Seacast pourable transom repair?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Ian
> > >
> > >
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Received on Tuesday, 19 June 2007