Every time I do anything with the boat, I find more than I expected. oh well.......
I took the motors off yesterday so I could do some fiberglass repair at the transom where there were some craftsmanship issues where the previous owner replaced the transom. When I took the motors off, I found to my dismay that the bolts that hold the motors on had actually wallowed out a hole to the tune of 1/4 or 3/8 " larger than the bolts themselves. The bolts wobble when you move them up and down with pressure. I have no clue how or if I can restrengthen these holes so there is no play in them. I would rebuild the transom, but I was replaced not too long ago and is in good shape.
The fiberglass cracks are at the transom....near the top. Should I grind most of the transom area out. or just repair the top? I just getting into doing fiberglass work, so I am still by far a rookie.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Duncan Hunter
I took the motors off yesterday so I could do some fiberglass repair at the transom where there were some craftsmanship issues where the previous owner replaced the transom. When I took the motors off, I found to my dismay that the bolts that hold the motors on had actually wallowed out a hole to the tune of 1/4 or 3/8 " larger than the bolts themselves. The bolts wobble when you move them up and down with pressure. I have no clue how or if I can restrengthen these holes so there is no play in them. I would rebuild the transom, but I was replaced not too long ago and is in good shape.
The fiberglass cracks are at the transom....near the top. Should I grind most of the transom area out. or just repair the top? I just getting into doing fiberglass work, so I am still by far a rookie.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Duncan Hunter
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