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    Transom rot: repair or replace

    "Clamping board" is the term I was looking for (I wrote "Engine support"). Yes, I will look into glassing around/over the edges , the hull sides...
    Post by: Ghentleman, Feb 25, 2020 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Transom rot: repair or replace

    Update: created MDF template, then 12mm Okoumé which I fiberglassed on the inside (on the inside the wood will remain visible). Fixed the transom...
    Post by: Ghentleman, Feb 24, 2020 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Transom rot: repair or replace

    Interesting, but contradicting suggestions... The wood is two layers of African Mahogany ("Acajou"). I'm going to build a new test-transom out of...
    Post by: Ghentleman, Jan 30, 2020 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Transom rot: repair or replace

    Those are thin solid planks yes, I made some temporary reinforcements
    Post by: Ghentleman, Jan 30, 2020 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Transom rot: repair or replace

    Transom entirely removed. Lots of nails! The siding is very thin, in some places completely gone. Suggestions? Hull will be painted. [ATTACH]...
    Post by: Ghentleman, Jan 29, 2020 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Transom rot: repair or replace

    Entire transom, as the rot exceeds the area under the doubler.
    Post by: Ghentleman, Jan 19, 2020 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Transom rot: repair or replace

    Thanks Rumars and bajansailor, replace it is!
    Post by: Ghentleman, Jan 14, 2020 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Transom rot: repair or replace

    Hello! I recently acquired a Poncelet 420, build in Brussels - Belgium in 1956. It is generally in good condition, stored inside a barn since 1980...
    Thread by: Ghentleman, Jan 13, 2020, 25 replies, in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration