New 1984 225SRV

So here's what the transom looks like.
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It's rock solid...but it's not pretty. In his defense, he didn't get to finish the job due to the nasty fall. My thought was to sand it smooth and use duraglass and then the barrier coat.

More pics-
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I've got some work to do.... ideas and thoughts welcome.
 
270,
I sent you a pm regarding the manifolds! Thanks.

Also, something does not look right with that transom. Did he glass the inside of the transom and bond it with the stringers? I see what appears to be an inch or so of paint on the stringers, but I don't see where the glass is encapsulating everything.

It should be about 2" thick of plywood, then another 1/8+ of glass layed up and bonded at least 6" up the stringers and to the hull.

Also, you need to epoxy the exposed wood where the outdrive mounts (shown in your last photo).

To me, it looks like the transom wood is in then he just painted over it. I don't see good coved corners where the new glass meets the rest of the boat.
Like this:
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f268/Getaway221v/100_1435.jpg

Also, make sure you have plenty of clearance for the steering arm at the top of the outdrive hole. Check out my inside pic and you will see what we did. You will need to sand down that transom area flat so the outdrive will seal properly, fix any cracks in the gel coat and you really should barrier coat at least the transom to seal her up good.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f268/Getaway221v/100_1448.jpg
 
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Yeah, I just climbed out of the boat. I didn't have time to do anything but take some pics yesterday. He did glass in the wood, but not 1/8" thick. The paint is actually InterProtect 2000E. To do this right, I would have to sand down the messy glass job, lay in more glass properly, run it up the floor and stringers farther, sand and smooth the outside of the transom and barrier coat all of it inside and out....

I have to seriously evaluate this again. I was going to hire a marine mechanic to do the install of the engine, outdrive and wiring because I just don't have the time.

I've figured up that I have about $5K worth of stuff selling it cheap...i may be much better off adding to that and just buying something else that doesn't need this level of attention.

Makes me sick though, I really like this boat...

If I go ahead with this part, I'm pretty much committed to finishing.
 
Yeah, I thought something was weird when you said he finished so quickly. I would also make darn sure he ground the glass and epoxied the new wood to the existing hull (transom) and clamped it tight while it cured. You don't want the wood coming loose from the main hull.
 
I do think that it's structurally sound, just not really pretty. I'm going to hit it with a DA today, i'll get done pics then and decide what to do. Now my wife is ready to sell it. :(
 
Rule #1, never show the wife until it's done. LOL!
 
Yeah, I know that rule. :)

She hasn't even seen it yet, but she doesn't want a complicated project...I'm starting to agree. This god weather is KILLING me!!! Its time to go to the lake!
 
LOL! You should come up here. We are trying to leave for vacation and just got slammed with ANOTHER freaking snow storm. The roads are trashed and we have about 6" of new snow with ice on top.
 
Thats what I like about the south. Its been in the 80s here today.
 
I started sanding today on the outside of the transom. I can't believe how well bottom paint hangs on, even with a pneumatic DA and 36 grit! I've got SO much more sanding to do still. I'm also going to have a better look at my motor mount pads, I took core samples and they were all good, but there are cracks in the gel coat on those pads that concern me.

I'm still torn, I like the style of this boat, and with the 350mag MPI and a Bravo drive it would be a sweet runner too. But another project...

I did meet with a marine mechanic today. We made a list of things needed to get this boat done and he's going to price the parts and we'll talk pricing. He's agreed to use my shop and let me help...personally, I'm only helping because I'm starting to think everyone in the marine service business is incompetent. Besides, after I see this done once, I'll never need help to do it again.

I'll try to get some pics tomorrow.
 
That is really too bad, but as long as he epoxied it to the main hull, it should be fixable. Here is a shot of my transom before we laid the stringers in. This is a shot looking into the port rear corner of the boat. You can see how we pre-glassed the transom wood, then laid up a 18" wide piece to secure the transom to the main hull. Then, we duplicated this when after we inserted the stringers.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f268/Getaway221v/100_1241.jpg?t=1300934739
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f268/Getaway221v/100_1410.jpg?t=1300935336

Here is a cross section of the bulkhead. You can see the 3/4" plywood, then the 1/8"-3/16" layer of Nytex and glass. That is how much glass we laid in my rig.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f268/Getaway221v/100_1246.jpg?t=1300935084

I think if you get your grinder out, you can grind the paint away, re-cove the corners and layup a good 4-5 layers of glass over everything and you should be fine.

Are you sure the wood is ok where the engine is mounted? It's pretty rare to have a wet transom and not have water work it's way up the stringers.
 
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I'm not sure of anything at this point...I'm going to do some digging around tomorrow, starting with the mount pads. If the stringers are shot it may do me in on this boat. I just don't have the time and there are too many deals out there right now. I really hope they look okay.
 
Ok, I just took more and deeper core samples of the stringers and engine mounting blocks. The mounting blocks are solid but the wood shavings are black. The stringers are SOLID and the foam is dry.

So im in, I can't think of any other boat I'd rather have anyway so might as well do this one and know what I have...

I got some pics but I can't post them from my phone.
 
Looking closer, it looks like the stringers and motor mount odds may have been replaced with pressure treated wood....i know they aren't rotten, but they are black or dark charcoal gray.
 
Thanks for the compliments on the car, I love this thing! You're right, that deep green pays you back for a nice wax job...

About the boat. More bad news. Apparently I got screwed by the glass guy. I'm trying to stop payment on the check but won't know until tomorrow if that's possible. I got in there today to start sanding on the inside and the glass was not even touching the plywood in many places. I started cutting away the glass and it was paper thin. But the worst part is, behind the plywood, where it's supposed to be glued to the glass to form the structure of the transom, the wood isn't even touching the glass. I mean there's a 3/4" gap...not even close! So then I decided to pull another core sample from the transom, the part hidden from the inside by the floor structure. Nothing but rotten wood.

I cannot begin to express here how disappointed, embarrassed and angry I am about this. I'm getting off the roller coaster. I'll let you guys know how it ends with the glass crook.

Lesson- If you want anything done right, you better do it yourself or give CLOSE supervision.
 
So sorry to hear about all this. The 225 is such a cool boat. Hope you can make it work out. Good luck to you
 
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