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[QUOTE]wallda - 7/16/2019  2:06 PM

[QUOTE]ToddC - 7/16/2019  11:53 AM

I completely gutted my old Tuffy Marauder a couple years ago down to the stringers and rebuilt it. The worse thing about the transom repair was removing it. It’s not very hard if you have some basic skills. Great info on youtube to help. I made my new transom by doubling up some 3/4 inch plywood bonded with epoxy resin and screwed together then encased in fiberglass mat with epoxy resin. I tied in the corners with a few layers of biaxial glass tape coated with resin. You can DIY in a week or so working a few hours on it each night if you have all the materials. Need to get plywood, resin, fiberglass mat & tape. Having an oscillating cutter saved a bunch of time. Make sure you get a few extra blades. Material costs will prolly be $200 or so. If you decide and DIY and need advice reach out here on the board, there’s always someone willing to help out. Good luck![/QUOTE]

Great winter project if you have a heated garage.  80% of the cost in repairing the transom is labor.  It is an easy repair if you have the time to do it. If you do take it on, spend $25 on a drain tube flaring tool and do the drains correctly.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 7/16/2019 2:06 PM (#942447 - in reply to #942434)
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ToddC - 7/16/2019 11:53 AM

I completely gutted my old Tuffy Marauder a couple years ago down to the stringers and rebuilt it. The worse thing about the transom repair was removing it. It’s not very hard if you have some basic skills. Great info on youtube to help. I made my new transom by doubling up some 3/4 inch plywood bonded with epoxy resin and screwed together then encased in fiberglass mat with epoxy resin. I tied in the corners with a few layers of biaxial glass tape coated with resin. You can DIY in a week or so working a few hours on it each night if you have all the materials. Need to get plywood, resin, fiberglass mat & tape. Having an oscillating cutter saved a bunch of time. Make sure you get a few extra blades. Material costs will prolly be $200 or so. If you decide and DIY and need advice reach out here on the board, there’s always someone willing to help out. Good luck!

Great winter project if you have a heated garage. 80% of the cost in repairing the transom is labor. It is an easy repair if you have the time to do it. If you do take it on, spend $25 on a drain tube flaring tool and do the drains correctly.