Hammer's transom Rebuild

Got the cap back on and started glassing her in. Would post more pics, but the battery in the camera went dead. >:(
Starting to wonder if Seacast would have been alot easier, CHEAPER and "FASTER" :-/

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Put in new batteries for the camera and took these you all you picture Ho's/  ;D

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What a mess. Whole lot of cloth and sanding I see in the near future. :-/

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Lookin good. ;) ;) ;)

If you can do that outside with limited light and tools,
then I know I could do mine,
in my lighted barn with all my tools.
I would just have to bring the V to Pa., when I am ready.

I think I am looking at a rebuild in the next two or three years.
 
you have more talant then you thought or even more then me!! That job looks great! I would not have done it and if I had it would not have looked that good!

Good job
 
LOL, I would like to use Durabrak rubber paint like Capt. Bent used. But the West System is killing me in the wallet. :-/ Thinking Seacast would have been cheaper and easier. But at least I'll get a V-20 Blue-ribbon for doing a transom......"Right"... ??? ??? ???
I want my Ribbon. ;D
 
Just clean floor well and use RustOlium, works well and you selling any way, Don't go nuts on the little stuff!!

Thats were it becomes over budget!! Just make sure she is solid and then cheaop the way thur for the next guy ;)
 
Hammer,

Seacast seems to elicit negative feelings from folks. Pourable is better terminology. I will probably redo my transom on my dually this winter and I think a pourable solution is in the cards. I personally will go with Arjay or Nidacore pourable- Seacast is just to damn expensive. I'm sure I'll have my share of folks telling me I'm crazy for using the stuff. If it flops, it flops. I can always go back in and do a traditional rebuild.

Maury
 
Flounder, I've only heard people speak of Seacast. Those other two name brands you mentioned, I never heard of, you hear good things about the outcome. Are they for use on redoing Transoms ??

Parishh, Thanks for the Ribbin Bro. ;D
 
Arjay and Nidacore (Nidabond pourable) are both ceramic polyester compounds, as opposed to Seacast which used fiberglass. Both are about half the cost of Seacast which makes them very attractive. Nidabond has been used by Wellcraft and Venture Marine for some time now. I think they area viable option if they are done correctly, and the key word there is "correctly".

From their websites:
Description: ARJAY formulates its Ceramic Pourable Compound with premium polyester resins and high strength ceramic spheres resulting in high tensile and flexural strength. This lightweight compound is ideal for filling large volumes where strength and rigidity are major concerns. The Ceramic Pourable Compound mixes and pours easily from the 5-gallon pail.

Features:
Excellent rigidity and strength
Formulated with premium resins
Low exotherm
Mixes easily
Pumpable or pourable
Excellent stability

Uses:
Filling large volumes
General purpose filler
Radius compound
Structural applications where high compressive strength is required

and:

NIDA-BOND POURABLE TRANSOM COMPOUND is ceramic filled polyester exhibiting exceptional physical properties. In particular, the compressive strength has been documented by an independent testing laboratory to be 3,895 psi (ASTM 695). This is several times that of plywood and 8 to 10 times that of PVC foam. In addition, the failure mode shows elastic yielding before failure. This makes the NIDA-BOND POURABLE TRANSOM COMPOUND material an excellent choice for critical applications such as coring transoms on power boat hulls.
 
I saw the Nidabond at $115 per gallon and I got a quote from a place in Sarasota for $100 per 5 gal for the Arjay.
 
Hammer, not for nothin' but I got a call from your "other" V and she'd like to take you and your family for a ride. I think she's a little jealous.
 
I saw a post from her, well it was screen name "HammersV", she seemed a bit blue, perhaps down and out due to being neglected. She mentioned something about going on a diving trip. :-/ ;D
 
DEAR DAD,

WHY DONT WE PLAY ANYMORE. WE USE TO GO FOR RIDES AND HAVE FUN. WE WOULD GO DIVING, AND ON TRIPS WITH LEFTY AND THE OTHER KIDS. DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG OR UPSET YOU IN SOME WAY?


I FEEL LIKE DADDY DOESN'T LOVE ME ANYMORE :'(


SINCERELY,


YOUR NEGLECTED DAUGHTER

"V" :'(



;D :D ;D :D ;D
 
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