Useful Links

1987 20' Thompson Carrera, Transom repair

 

There she is, so pritty

The motor is a 1987 mercruiser 170hp 4cyl

 

Engine & Gimble houseing removed

Heres the engine bay with engine and drive removed notice the cancer spot on the right

 

rear floor sections removed

We got the rear sections of floor out and are ready to start tearing out the old wood. Luckely though the way this transom is designed I will only have to replace the center peice as it is seperate from the other sections.

 

The rot under the fiberglass

so heres what was under the glass, a whole bunch of nice rotted wood

 

Transom is stripped and ready for the new wood

So we got the old wood out it took about a 1/2 hour to strip it to the glass useing chisels, scrappers and a grinder. Know all she needs is some fresh wood.

 

The new wood is i and resined to the shell

This was a lot of fun, by fun i mean not. Im still finding resin in places i didnt think it would be. But its in and thats all that matters.