I'm restoring 1976 Mako 171 and i almost fair the whole transom before i did a core test .it was wet.I had to replace transom. I didn't want to see you do all that nice work and cut all that nice work out.Keep doing that great work i enjoy watching !!!
I've noticed that every boat I have restored over the years had some minor transom decay, usually wherever the holes were drilled to attached transducers etc. Almost always along the bottom of the transom. I've been lucky in that it's always been limited to that general area and not the main body of the transom. My conclusion? No matter how well a drilled hole is sealed, it will eventually leak and probably better off using a mounting pad.
I discovered that if you add a small amount of denatured alcohol to the fairing compound once its mixed, it immediately becomes softer and creamier and spreads like soft drywall compound to a feather edge. When dry, it sands a bit easier even still.
Looks great! I wish I still had my old Sail fish sailboat to do this fiberglass work on! .
Go getcha one lol
looks great !!!! did you checked transom for rot ???
Yes I did, there were some questionable spots where the old speedometer spitot was attached
I'm restoring 1976 Mako 171 and i almost fair the whole transom before i did a core test .it was wet.I had to replace transom. I didn't want to see you do all that nice work and cut all that nice work out.Keep doing that great work i enjoy watching
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I've noticed that every boat I have restored over the years had some minor transom decay, usually wherever the holes were drilled to attached transducers etc. Almost always along the bottom of the transom. I've been lucky in that it's always been limited to that general area and not the main body of the transom. My conclusion? No matter how well a drilled hole is sealed, it will eventually leak and probably better off using a mounting pad.
I discovered that if you add a small amount of denatured alcohol to the fairing compound once its mixed, it immediately becomes softer and creamier and spreads like soft drywall compound to a feather edge. When dry, it sands a bit easier even still.
Thanks for the tip 👍!
Can you tell me the exact paint you used for the blue inside the whaler
I believe it was Total Boat wet edge light blue.
Oooh this was interesting
Why thank you!