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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
To be honest, if the transom board has been cut, I would not feel comfortable creating a "patch" (so to speak) to fill the notch in the transom to install a long shaft back on. The notch created will always be a weak point as the integrity of the board has been compromised.
My gut instinct would be to rebuild the transom. Get a new transom board in place, get it sealed and covered back up then you should be good to go.
Without a new board, the filled notch will always have some flex to it, and it would have to be larger than the mounting bolts for the motor.
To even come close to a strong transom by filling the notch, I would think you would need a length thick aluminum that runs well beyond the notch itself from port to starboard (at least 6" on each side of the notch), attached both in front and in back, along with some sort of rods being run vertically.
With any sort of of notch filling, you will always run the risk of humidity changes creating even more problems as the boards will swell differently being different boards, the joints will always be at risk.
I'd say...rebuild the transom... Play it safe and have the peace of mind it's been done correctly.
Steve |
