Thread: Transom Replacement $$$???

Stop over at Carolina Classic and see my son, Larry Gammon. He has many years in the boat manufacturing business and should be able to help you. I'll tell him that you may contact him. B-

I just finished the transom replacement on the 1970 Tidecraft that I am bringing back from the dead.

I used Sea Cast. Their product worked great and their tech support was invaluable. The whole job ran me about $500, and that included some gear.

Sea Cast is a composite that you pour in to replace the wood. In a nutshell, you open up the top of the transom and get ALL of the wood out (this is the hardest part). Blocks of seacast are then installed to hold the skins in alignment. You mix up the kit that you get from Sea Cast and pour it in. Then you recap the transom and install new drain tubes. This descruption makes it sound a bit easier than it is. I probably had about 100 hours in the job. Their are many related videos on youtube. You can also send the boat to them and they will do the job. I think they are in Central Florida (sounds like a good excuse for some winter Florida crappie fishing, yes? Check out their wesite: transomrepair.net.

If you decide to try this on your own, get in touch with me.

I am going on to other parts of the old Tidecraft. When it is done their will be no wood left in the boat, stringers and floor, front deck reinforcement will all be replaced with composites. Then it will be time to refinish it. Since I am doing this as a hobby, and as time is available, I expect to have it done in a couple of more years.