02-21-2018, 09:45 PM
I was in a similar situation last year, but found out while I was slowly sinking. Had to deal with a bad transom on my first boat after only three trips. Might as well yank the outboard off her now. A nasty bump while towing could be the thing that separates it.
It's not fun
Fiberglass really sucks
It's fairly cheap to do yourself, but extremely time consuming.
Don't cut corners. Build it like you're gonna hang a 300hp outboard off the back.
Don't buy resin locally. I was never able to find laminating resin here. It's all waxed with a 200% markup.
Enjoy the boat gore photos I've enclosed. She'll be better than new once it's warm enough to do the final layers and gel coat. I'm into the repair about $600 now, including a whole new floor and a rewire. Probably gonna be close to $1k by the time I'm done with a few other little modifications and upgrades.
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It's not fun
Fiberglass really sucks
It's fairly cheap to do yourself, but extremely time consuming.
Don't cut corners. Build it like you're gonna hang a 300hp outboard off the back.
Don't buy resin locally. I was never able to find laminating resin here. It's all waxed with a 200% markup.
Enjoy the boat gore photos I've enclosed. She'll be better than new once it's warm enough to do the final layers and gel coat. I'm into the repair about $600 now, including a whole new floor and a rewire. Probably gonna be close to $1k by the time I'm done with a few other little modifications and upgrades.
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