I just bought a second hand heavy duty fully galvanised trailer- two and a half thousand dollar trailer, everything works, new tyres, good wheel bearings, six hundred dollars- I'm happy. Feller threw in the otherwise immaculate fifteen foot power boat on the trailer because he said the transom was rotten. It does have one small bad area but it's mostly damage to the glass from the motor hitting something real hard. Fixable. But it left me wondering, why with all the myriad of materials available to us are they still making boat transoms that can rot? Surely there is no need in this day and age to have any part of a fibreglass boat that will turn to mush in five years if it gets wet. I don't get it.
It would take less than 5 minutes to determine the boat is scrap. Such a shame people don't know the basics OR to have a professional Marine Surveyor look it over.
It's not necessarily scrap, if bought at the right price and by someone that either knows how to replace the transom and stringers or has the funds to pay someone that knows. There's still lots of life left in this boat. The engine, upholstery and floor are all in good condition. It's just a project that this buyer wasn't aware he'd purchased and so didn't know to either walk away or negotiate for a more appropriate price.
She be wood. Most boat transoms are a wood core. Some are plywood and epoxy, some are marine plywood. The transom has a lot going on, so it needs the rigidity and meat wood provides to accommodate mounting swim platforms, stern eyes, drain plug assemblies, pitots, etc. Also, this is an older, relatively inexpensive brand of boat, some of the newer, more expensive boats may use a different build process now. Floors are the same thing, most boats used to have wooden floors that will rot overtime if the steps aren't taken to prevent it. Then, manufacturers started using fiberglass to at least cover the wood. We still come across some rotted floors, but far less often.
That's very observant! Unfortunately, the transom drain plug was seized in the socket and without the customers' authorization, we couldn't replace the whole assembly. But, you're right, that would cause water to potentially pool in the bilge, which is probably one of the reasons the transom is rotted. However, the addition of silicone around the outdrive transom assembly is another indication the transom has been soft for a while. This customer ended up walking away from the boat, so we'll be doing another video sometime in the future to dispel your "fake testing" allegation 😊
Just because someone waxes and covers their boat it does not mean they take care of it structuraly or mechanically
Same with anything that needs proper upkeep. Polishing the turd doesn't make it smell better...
I know. Let’s buy crap, take it home, then get a survey after I pay for it?? 😂😅😂😅
Any boat that had a 14" hole below waterline is just a matter of when not if.
I just bought a second hand heavy duty fully galvanised trailer- two and a half thousand dollar trailer, everything works, new tyres, good wheel bearings, six hundred dollars- I'm happy. Feller threw in the otherwise immaculate fifteen foot power boat on the trailer because he said the transom was rotten. It does have one small bad area but it's mostly damage to the glass from the motor hitting something real hard. Fixable. But it left me wondering, why with all the myriad of materials available to us are they still making boat transoms that can rot? Surely there is no need in this day and age to have any part of a fibreglass boat that will turn to mush in five years if it gets wet. I don't get it.
It would take less than 5 minutes to determine the boat is scrap. Such a shame people don't know the basics OR to have a professional Marine Surveyor look it over.
It's not necessarily scrap, if bought at the right price and by someone that either knows how to replace the transom and stringers or has the funds to pay someone that knows. There's still lots of life left in this boat. The engine, upholstery and floor are all in good condition. It's just a project that this buyer wasn't aware he'd purchased and so didn't know to either walk away or negotiate for a more appropriate price.
isn't that a foam core? What genius came up with that idea?
She be wood. Most boat transoms are a wood core. Some are plywood and epoxy, some are marine plywood. The transom has a lot going on, so it needs the rigidity and meat wood provides to accommodate mounting swim platforms, stern eyes, drain plug assemblies, pitots, etc. Also, this is an older, relatively inexpensive brand of boat, some of the newer, more expensive boats may use a different build process now.
Floors are the same thing, most boats used to have wooden floors that will rot overtime if the steps aren't taken to prevent it. Then, manufacturers started using fiberglass to at least cover the wood. We still come across some rotted floors, but far less often.
This is fake testing! You don’t leave the drain plug in and say the bilge is dry!?!
That's very observant! Unfortunately, the transom drain plug was seized in the socket and without the customers' authorization, we couldn't replace the whole assembly. But, you're right, that would cause water to potentially pool in the bilge, which is probably one of the reasons the transom is rotted. However, the addition of silicone around the outdrive transom assembly is another indication the transom has been soft for a while. This customer ended up walking away from the boat, so we'll be doing another video sometime in the future to dispel your "fake testing" allegation 😊