Please post full videos if you could would be great help I bought a 1991 bayliner trophy sport utility for cheap thinking it was ok knowing nothing about boats and I have to get titles for the boat trailer and everything with no prior title and repair transom and entire floor benches seats everything would probably be better off junking it but only spent $300 for boat trailer and motor and I don’t want to hear the wife fuss about even a small $300 impulsive buy
I’ve actually recently moved and wasn’t able to take the boat with me! And no full length videos unfortunately. Just to share some thoughts on cost, I spent probably $1500 on just the transom repair, having to redo the floors and everything will be a whole lot more. I just wanted to share bc I know $300 sounds like an amazing deal, but you may be able to find something in better condition and actually save yourself some money. I would suggest just looking at the cost of FG and resin and the quantities you’d need (4-5 layers or structural for the transom and I’m not sure how many layers for the floor; but I’d assume similar). And weight that against purchasing a boat that isn’t in quite as bad of condition. However, if you’re doing this to learn and for a good time, the cost of materials to learn may be worth it to you! I wish you the best of luck
Well brother, I hope you're going to use something other then that foam in your transom some cosa board or wood. Also, when grinding out the outside layers go down much further than one you want your glass to have plenty of meat to stick to.
Hey @DavyKrankit, this is my first time doing any of this kind of work, so I hardly know what I’m doing. So take my thoughts with a grain of salt; But I do think that, so long as you prep the surface correctly and remove all the rot, you should be good to go! I left about a 4-5” border for the new fiberglass to bond to. A local shop in town gave me a lot of advice and said they thought that would be great, but not to do any less than that. I also tapered the existing edge down similar to feathering out fiberglass. That way you don’t have a sharp edge to deal with when you glass over it. I also opted to go back with green marine foam board (not sure of the name exactly) to fill the space. It’s a little expensive, but it won’t rot out if water does penetrate at some point. It felt like a safer long term solution and worth the extra money
Hey MH55YT, thanks for the suggestions, but I actually did get all the rot out! I used a chisel to get in around the edges and removed every little scrap! Left that boarder just to have a nice edge to bond the new fiberglass too
Hey man is there any way you could help me out a little I have the same exact boat and it needs to a new transome can you please help me out some give me some tips on cutting the old fiberglass off ?
heck the motor put a hole in the back of the fiberglass I’m thinking re do the transome Like you did and then just also fiberglassing over the old piece to help sturdy it up what’s your opinion?
Hey! Happy to give some advice. An angle grinder or an oscillating multi tool work great for cutting the fiberglass. I used an angle grinder for mine. It does create a lot of fiberglass dust tho. So you should wear a good face mask and a long sleeve shirt/pants that you don’t mind throwing out afterwards. That goes for when you sand too. I ruined a set of clothes bc I didn’t realize how hard it would be to get the fiberglass out. You can also see I left about a 4-5” border around the edge for the new fiberglass to bond to, so make sure you don’t cut too close to the edge! It does make it challenging to get the remaining wood out from behind those spots, but you need that border for good strength. I used a hammer and chisel to remove the wood from those harder to reach spots. Let me know if you have any other questions!
@@dklive10 hey man I really appreciate it more than you know I plan on starting the project this weekend where did you get the fiberglass mat and the resin any specific type of cloth or anything ?
@@natewise3514I actually just have a little shop in town that does this type of repair. I went in and asked them for advice. They sold supplies and they were really helpful. They showed me a few different fiberglass options and I choose the strongest material they had. I wish I could remember the thickness for you. I’m not sure if you may have a little shop in town you might be able to go talk to? If you’re buying the materials from them, they are probably happy to give some free advice along with it!
@@natewise3514also, unless your working in really cold conditions, I would suggest getting a medium or slow hardener so you have plenty of working time! The bottle should have specifications for the working temps, so make sure you check those. I’d also buy more than you think you need, and just return the extra!
