Pourable transom material?

[capn mark]

I am considering purchasing a little boat with a bad transom. Has anyone done one of the pourable rebuilds on a transom? Is it worth it? How painstaking is the process? Any help and advice would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.....

[OReely]

I've used Arjay Technologies Ceramic compound on new boat builds with great success. It is extremely dense and has great compression values, just what you want in a transom core.

I used it on my brother's boat when we rebuilt it and it didn't work out so well. I believe what happened is the exotherm made the glass pull towards the centerline creating a warp in the transom. On new boats the glass is against the mold and a lot of the heat is absorbed by the mold so it doesn't create the problem.

I've read good reviews on the Seacast system although I've never used it myself. Supposed to have low exotherm.

One thing to consider is the weight. If your boat is sensitive to weight at the stern, you may want to consider something else. This type of material can add quite a bit of weight depending on transom configuration.

Edited May 15, 2010 by OReely

[capn mark]

Thanks for the input, I will do more checking on the seacast system. If anyone has used it before please chime in with your experience.

Thanks in advance.

[crash1371]

For all the info I have read Seacast seems to be the ticket

http://www.invisionboatworks.com/seacast.html

http://transomrepair.com/zk/

[mrrobalo]

There are a couple of guys on our website that are in the process right now. You don;t have to have a ROBALO but you do need to join (free we are not for profit at all just for fun and info) to see the pics (keeps down the spamers) So this way you can see how a novas did it.Check out my sig for web site.

[VeroWing]

I researched various pourable transom cores before rebuilding my transom with traditional wood, but I found plenty of users of "SeaCast" were very satisfied with their results.

[Mechdave]

I'm with VeroWing on this one. I am trying to post a link, but it doesn't seem to be working.

Cut and paste.

http://forums.bateau2.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=16991&hilit=transom+time+has+come

This repair was done 2 years ago and I'm convinced it was the right choice.

http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/18605/128.jpg

Edited June 23, 2010 by Mechdave

[capn mark]

Thanks for the links guys.

[Cracker Larry]

I vote with VeroWing and MechDave too

[leelindsay]

Nida bond is another product for pouring transoms. You might want to make sure where the stringer systems attaches to the transom that the stringers have not rotted also. It is also important to clean out the old wood and get the inner fiberglass clean enough for the pour system to bond too.

Edited June 24, 2010 by ReelPlumber