DIY BOAT TRANSOM REBUILD SUPER STRONG!!

Welcome to our start to finish overview of the rebuilding of our 16 foot Carolina J16 skiff transom. In this video, with the help of our friend, Freddy Martinez, we tear out an old, busted, waterlogged, wooden transom and will walk you through each step of the rebuild. We used premium products so the materials cost is still a little on the high side but we saved a couple thousand perhaps on labor costs and we KNOW that his transom was built correctly and will be super strong. Instead of using plywood as the frame, we splurged a little bit and used cooza board. Cooza board is very expensive but is extremely tough and long lasting. It will never rot. It is not susceptible to insect damage. It does not absorb water like wood does and it is 40% lighter than plywoodIt was a no brainer for me when Fred presented the options. Let's build it right and let's build it tough! This will be the last time I rebuild the transom on this boat!!! Our material cost on this project was around $800. We bought product in large quantities to have left overs for building our rear deck and polling platform that you will see in future videos but the cost of this project will have been realistically between $700-800. Here is a materials and price list:
Fiberglass material (1.5 and 17 weight) - $60
Resin 5 gallon pale - $136
Fiberglass putty 5 gallon pale - $240
Acetone - $16
Hardener (red) - $8
Bondo filler - $8
Latex gloves - $10
Gel coat white 1 gallon - $71
paint rollers - $10
Paint roller handles - $10
sand paper (40 and 80 grit) - $20
Paint trays - $5
Squeegees - $5
Cooza Board - $300
#cooza #coozaboard #transom ##rebuild #renovate #watchyourlip

[@puravidaconelcoqui8507]

That transom will hold an elephant now lol.

[@watchyourlip3209]

🐘

[@fishydubsfishing6516]

Now you could drop mercury's new 600 hp V 12 racing engine on the back of that I remember my first boat A try hull the transom was good but the floor was gone I had to fiberglass a new deck in

[@watchyourlip3209]

I am thinking of powering up!😜

[@godheadofloveproject3112]

QUITE THE PRISCILLA SURGERY TEAM😁😎💯 WORKING HARD WITH THE HANDS UNTO THE GLORY OF THE LORD 🤗💯❤

[@watchyourlip3209]

Amen!!!

[@brysonchestnut200]

Where did you find the 17 weight fiberglass fabric at?

[@watchyourlip3209]

Fiberglass store in Davie on Anglers ave

[@jonmartindale4345]

Can you tell me more about the putty? Where did you get it??

[@watchyourlip3209]

Sure. It was on anglers ave in Dania right by Bass ProShops. Here’s the website: fgci.com

[@calebswayze1768]

5 gallons of resin for 136? Where did you get that?! I need to order some and that sounds like a good deal

[@watchyourlip3209]

It was at fiberglass store on anglers ave in Dania by bass pro shops

[@debradubose6055]

Why piecemeal it? Why not one complete piece?

[@watchyourlip3209]

Scraps were free

[@botoepfer8588]

brother if you grind again cover your self in baby powder thank me later

[@watchyourlip3209]

Wow. Interesting. Will do bro. Thanks!!!!

[@josephwhitehead1692]

@@watchyourlip3209 I agree with the baby powder. When I replaced the transom in my catamaran it was just too hot to be wearing a tyvex suit for an extended period of time. The powder may not 100% protect you but it's a lot better than nothing and sweating to death in a protective suit.