Had a good season witih the boat Maybe this winter I'll get a chance to finally build that web site to chronicle my project. I didn't have time...
Yes I used it The Seacast worked out great. I let it cure for about 3 days before reinstalling the cap. The transom is extremely strong and...
Boat shops...depends It often depends what boat shop you talk to. However, most of them are correct in telling you to trash the boat.......of...
PAR, thank you so much for your advise thus far. I checked into the foam at FGCI and the materials plus shipping would run about $200 for the...
This weekend I will be making a new inside fiberglass skin for my transom and pouring the Seacast composite material. Orginally the stringers did...
They say it works I will be using the Seacast product in my transom this weekend. According to their website (http://www.transomrepair.com) the...
Floor Cutting The floor was extremely easy cut. Scribe a line on the old deck using a Sharpie or grease pencil. You can do this freehand or use...
Thanks again Our Menard's store (similar to Lowe's, Home Depot if you're not familiar) carries 1/2" MDO for about $48/sheet. Does that sound...
Foam it is Based on your info I will replace the foam. Thanks for the link to FGCI. I will also check locally to see what is available. My...
Decisions to make Funny thing, when I removed the flooring I found the stringers were hollow. There is a 1/2" strip of plywood in the top of...
Today I removed all the rotted wood from my transom and cut out the floor leaving 2" of the old decking all around the sides (see picture). I...
Suppose to work I'll definiltely keep you posted on the progress. I have removed all the rotted transom wood and cut out the old flooring today....
Already has a locker The boat originally had a ski locker running down the center. I was too far forward for me to access the area where the...
Thanks good info The floor has supports every 18 inches. The decking will rest on the hull on the outside edges (obviously) and there are two...
I am preparing to separate the hull and deck (top skin of hull?) of my 1981 SeaStar 18' runabout so I can repair the rotted transom. The floor is...
Seacast The pourable material is Seacast and is available at http://www.TransomRepair.com I have a 1981 18' Sea Star with a rotted transom...
