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- Birthday December 5
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Carthage, NY
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Henderson Harbor, NY
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for sale : usa Evinrude 150 Motor For Sale, For Parts $300
Todd in NY replied to Todd in NY's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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Transom Replacement, Crestliner SST Transom
Todd in NY replied to Todd in NY's topic in This Old Boat
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Transom Replacement, Crestliner SST Transom
Todd in NY replied to Todd in NY's topic in This Old Boat
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Transom Replacement, Crestliner SST Transom
Todd in NY replied to Todd in NY's topic in This Old Boat
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for sale : usa Evinrude 150 Motor For Sale, For Parts $300
Todd in NY replied to Todd in NY's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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for sale : usa Evinrude 150 Motor For Sale, For Parts $300
Todd in NY replied to Todd in NY's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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Transom Replacement, Crestliner SST Transom
Todd in NY replied to Todd in NY's topic in This Old Boat
I got the 7/8" piece of transom wood out today in one piece. It wasn't easy, and it was painfully time consuming, but I was able to save the thick sheet of plywood to use as a template. I ended up buying an 18" long 1/2" diameter drill bit. I drilled countless holes straight down into the 5/8" piece of plywood, and also drilled holes on various left and right angles, being careful to not mess up the 7/8" piece of plywood. So here is the 7/8" piece of plywood, in one piece. At this point I was able to pull the plywood out by hand. Next step is to make the new transom board. -
I used a helicoil to fix my upper drain/fill hole. It works, and it's probably your best option. I think I bought a 6 pack with a kit from Amazon.
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Transom Replacement, Crestliner SST Transom
Todd in NY replied to Todd in NY's topic in This Old Boat
I didn't work on the transom on Friday, but I did make some small progress on it today. I used the electric chainsaw for awhile, but by the time I noticed the small wire brads holding the 2 sheets of plywood together, my chain was dull, because I probably hit all of them. I don't know how many I hit, but I wasn't expecting to see wire brads in the transom wood. I decided to remove all of the thinner sheet of plywood, piece by piece with a hammer, chisel and pry bar. It's working, but it's tedious and painful for my carpal tunnel, osteoarthritis and tendonitis. Yep, 20 years in the Army Light Infantry has my joints all screwed up. Oh well, I'm used to after all these years. -
Transom Replacement, Crestliner SST Transom
Todd in NY replied to Todd in NY's topic in This Old Boat
I was hitting the transom with a rubber mallet as I was pulling upward with the crane hoist. I repeatedly hit all four sides of the SST where the wood was in contact with the aluminum. The wood appears to be sandwiched real tight on the far left and the far right. I feel very confident that I can use my electric chainsaw to remove one width of the chain through the narrower sheet of plywood, and still pull the thicker sheet out in one piece. It's waterlogged, but not quite rotted. I'll try this tomorrow and post my results. -
Transom Replacement, Crestliner SST Transom
Todd in NY replied to Todd in NY's topic in This Old Boat
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Transom Replacement, Crestliner SST Transom
Todd in NY replied to Todd in NY's topic in This Old Boat
I've removed every bolt and screw in the transom, as well as the 2 drain holes. I removed every bit of foam that was blocking my access to the bolts that were holding the wood in place. I'll check out iboats tomorrow. When I do an internet search for a transom replacement for a Crestliner Sabre SST transom, I don't see anything that could answer my questions. I'm a research-aholic, but I've come up empty in my search for a similar boat transom replacement. -
Transom Replacement, Crestliner SST Transom
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I made no progress today. I tried pulling with 3/8" x 4" long eye bolts, and they pulled out of the wood. Of course I drilled a pilot hole before screwing the eye bolts in, and I screwed the eye bolt all the way in. So I went to Tractor Supply and got 2 eye bolts 3/8" x 8" long. Still had no luck. I pulled the eye loop open 3 times (at least once with each eye bolt) and even managed to pull one of the 8" eye bolts out of the transom. I was lifting the back of the boat, but that transom wood would not budge. The wood is wet all the way to the bottom. It probably swelled up like a sponge over the years. It looks like Crestliner used a sheet of 7/8" plywood, and a sheet of 5/8" plywood to get their 1.5" thickness. The two sheets are separating from each other. My next plan is to use my 16" electric chain saw and gently, slowly, and very carefully remove some of the thinner sheet of plywood. I also thought about squirting some dish soap down between the wood and the aluminum, to see if that might help. I work tomorrow and Saturday, so I don't know when I'll get back to this project. I'll post updates as soon as I get around to it. The strange part about this rotten transom is that it did NOT flex at all. Those 10 carriage bolts really held that transom together, even with wet wood in the transom. That's impressive! -
Transom Replacement, Crestliner SST Transom
Todd in NY replied to Todd in NY's topic in This Old Boat
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Transom Replacement, Crestliner SST Transom
Todd in NY replied to Todd in NY's topic in This Old Boat
I'll be using some 13 ply mahogany marine grade plywood. I thought about using Coosa Board, but I don't know enough about it. According to the marina that I'm buying the motor from, this is the only wood he uses in transoms, to include his own boat that he is doing this winter. I was able to squeeze water out of that foam like a sponge. My wife couldn't believe it. The foam I removed probably weighed 75+ pounds.