This is one of the better transom repair videos that I have seen thank you very much!

@AnglingAnarchy

Жыл бұрын

David Stone I'm so glad to hear that, and you're quite welcome!

I really appreciate you posting this project. I was able to replace the transom in my 2001 Crestliner Fishhawk 1750 after watching your video. You are a very talented guy! Keep posting the great videos! I love the musky videos from Eagle Lake Ontario.

@AnglingAnarchy

Жыл бұрын

@rcbser That's amazing! I'm glad that the video was helpful! I appreciate you watching the Eagle Lake vids!

My friend and I just put one in my 1983 Lund Tyee. Neither of us had ever done one bug we got it all done in two days about 8 hrs of work. Two more hrs was just cleaning up the motor. Had it in lake last weekend works like a new one again. Great video!

Awesome vid!! Not gonna lie, glad my transoms are all aluminum on my rigs, but we did completely re-build our boats before we ever fished them to make the musky ready so I can appreciate the work!! Feels great to finish a project like that!

Nice job, Brian. I learned something too. I learned this project is beyond my skill set. I hope I don't have to ever replace my transom. Looks like the project went pretty well for you with no major hassles. I'm impressed. Great video.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

The Lonesome Fisherman That project went just about as well as I could've hoped for! Thank you sir!

@thelonesomefisherman7425

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy Yeah, we can see your relief and excitement at a couple of points where things worked out well. I don't blame you either. Do you have some background in marine repair? I ask because of things like the drain holes tubes, I would have been stumped in how to get those out and replaced.

Just found your video as I’m looking to start this project myself on an old smoker craft I’ve got. I definitely like that you’re just a guy making this work in your garage. Nice to see a project come together so well without having a state of the art boat shop with all the expensive tools. I think a lot of us watching this are just guys working in their garages like you. It caught my attention when you mentioned being in Wisconsin and out on lake Geneva. I’m right down the road from there myself, best of luck to you out fishing.

@AnglingAnarchy

2 жыл бұрын

Kenneth Kraft Thanks very much! Good luck to you as well!

This gives me confidence to do the transom on my alumacraft. Awesome well done video, thank you!

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

walapop gonzala Awesome! Good luck with your project!

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

walapop gonzala Awesome! Good luck with your project!

Brian's Boat Shop, for all your transom repairs & replacements :-). Very nice and educational video. Fun to watch!! Awesome vid!

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Marco Vogelzang Thank you so much!

Your vid is very useful. Thank you. I am just about to pull the old transom out of my 1990 Crestliner V14 , I like the idea of the lug bolts and straps. Off to the hardware shop tomorrow to pick up the new wood. Cheers!

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Mac Remington I'm so glad the vid was helpful! Good luck with your project!

Nice Work Brian! My dad's 2003 Lund had a bad transom as well. He elected to have a dealer complete the work but you saved yourself easily $2500 in labor. Lund was nice enough to make him a new transom board for free.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Chris Cummings Thank you! Yeah, the savings doing it yourself are substantial, but it's definitely not a project for everyone!

My 1750 had that same crack, if I showed you a pic you'd think it was yours! But, today I found my transom wood rotten. Thank you for all the effort and making me realize I can save my own boat.

@AnglingAnarchy

2 жыл бұрын

Bigun Indaboat Good luck with your project! If I can do it, you can do it!

@Tiggitytye

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy Thanks got the motor rigged up, time to start pulling bolts! Threw ya a sub!

@Tiggitytye

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy Today my boat hit the water with a lot of help from friends and your video! Pulled the plug at the end of the day and she was dry as the desert. Thanks you brother, and tight lines!

@AnglingAnarchy

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tiggitytye Awesome to hear my friend. Good work! I'm glad the video was of some utility to you!

Very nice job.

Well done..... congratulations. Very self rewarding.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Dennis McDonough Thank you!

Great job! You gave me a little confidence I could do it, because it is coming soon. 01 Fish Hawk and the transom is feeling soft. I also have a kicker on mine. Doh!

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

MuskyJerks Thank you! If I can do it, so can you!

Awesome video. I will be redoing mine after this season. I completely rehabbed my 2006 Princecraft so I'm a bit tired of all the work for now, but your video gave me the courage to handle this job. The boat resembles mine alot in construction. Good work!

@AnglingAnarchy

2 жыл бұрын

Andre Thank you man! Good luck when you decide to tackle yours!

@Bryanvcarbino

Жыл бұрын

I have a 1985 18’ aluminum deep V aluminum princecraft. Original transom and so rotted I’m sure. Flexes so bad it scares me. This summer I’m replacing. Love my old boat

Well done I enjoyed it and even learned a thing or two

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Jimmy 27 Well thank you! Hopefully you found it entertaining and educational 😁

Hay dude want to thankyou for taking the time to shoot this diy video,totally confident to try this myself on my prince craft will be using this video as a reference,agian thanks hard job made even harder to video the whole thing,best diy transom video on KZread great job.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Curly Que2 You're quite welcome! I'm so glad you found the video helpful! Good luck with you're project!

Excellent video!!!

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Scott Kietzmann Thank you sir!

Great video. This repair is in my crestliners future.

@AnglingAnarchy

4 ай бұрын

@user-ey1zm1rj2w Thank you!

Man thanks for doing this! I was not knowing what would all be involved and where to start!! 👏

@AnglingAnarchy

Жыл бұрын

Rad B Rad You're quite welcome!

@radbrad1483

Жыл бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy I'm finding its not quiet as much fun as I see on the video though!! hahahahah

Awesome job dude

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

William Bennet Thank you sir!

Man, I appreciate you taking the time to film this...the lag bolts and shelf was a neat trick. I got to replace mine at the end of the season. I will definitely borrow that one from you- probably will use a cherry picker instead of shelf, though. ;)

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Wobbly Duck I'm glad the vid was helpful! Good luck with yours when you get to it at the end of the season. And yes, I think a cherry picker would be a good idea 😁

Nice work on replacing the transom! I know that this is not an easy chore to do as I have watched other videos on doing this. I like the fact that you used those 10" hooks to pull out the old transom and luckily there was enough good wood for these to anchor into, have not seen anyone pull one like this so far. The only thing that I was a little worried about was that shelf was going to come crashing down and dump everything onto your boat but thankfully that did not happen. Hope that you can get this out on the water and catch some nice fish this year! Let us know how it is if you don't mind please and thanks for sharing your video!

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Eric Hildreth Thank you! I had the same fear about the shelf, but I'd built it pretty sturdy so I was relatively confident it would hold up lol 😳 I've had the boat on the water multiple times now and everything seems to be working great! I can definitely tell there is no more flex in the transom when you trim the motor up and down. Let me know if you have any other questions!

Great job my friend iam getting ready to do mine hopefully this summer I have a 1960’s seabreaze myself with a Johnson 65hp power shift 2 so hopefully everything will work out for me ty again for sharing have a wonderful day stay safe and fish on

@AnglingAnarchy

2 жыл бұрын

Budz420o1 Budz Thank you sir! I hope your project goes well! Good luck!

@BudzoBudz

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy ty my friend have a wonderful day stay safe

Thank you for good information!!!!!😊

@AnglingAnarchy

Жыл бұрын

vladimir Kramarovsky You're quite welcome!

Great video! Seems like whenever I do something that big, one item ends up slowing things way down. I will say, from experience changing out throttle cables, they usually need adjusting after the engine is running, sometimes you don't get as much open throttle, sometimes you can't get the idle down to where it needs to be.... you'll know if everything is good, the first time on the water. Hopefully that first time on the water will be soon ! Good luck on your trip south !

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Curt Adams Just had the boat on the water today and everything seems to be in working order! Of course the weather is not cooperating, but that's just part for the course on my spring trips 🙄 Did get some action for a few vids though, so those will be forthcoming!

You actually lucked out on that replacing your transamj . General there so rotten you basically have chip each peace out. Well done and thanks for the share of video.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Donald Mends I was fully expecting to have to do that. I was shocked when it came out in one piece!

Gteat tutorial. You made it looked easy, and by the way nice video.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Mitchell Genz Thank you sir, I appreciate it!

Great video with lots of practical advice. Just found that my 96 Crestliner had rotten transom. This vid will Help me greatly. I’m the original owner and boat always was stored inside. Very poor design by Crestliner to Not seal top of transom plywood. Mine was painted grey and was not even treated🤬

@AnglingAnarchy

Жыл бұрын

Peter Latham Thank you very much! And good luck with your project!

Well done.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Clint Fortner Thank you!

Excellent walkthrough vid. Gettin ready to do this on my old 96 Mirrocraft Aggressor. Thanks much for spending time on some of the smaller details that can cause aggravation.. d:^)

@AnglingAnarchy

Жыл бұрын

FatFreddys Cat Thank you! Good luck with yours!

Awesome job Brian!!! Looks professional way better than some of the butcher jobs some of the boat shops have done. I guy I know now calls his boat Frankenstein after a transom rebuild . Only thing I know for sure from talking to a boat builder is that you should use the 3m below water silicone 3m 5200 ,it does not break down over time from water (3m claims) so far I have 5 years on it from transducer mountings and ladder mounts great job looks fantastic .My friend is debating on the marine plywood or the composite stuff . Great job now go test it out and catch a 50" !!

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Kurt Riedmuller Thank you sir! I had the boat on the water today and so far everything seems to be in order! I'd definitely tell your buddy to go the composite route. If I were to do this all again, that's the way I would do it.

@terryerdmann7159

5 ай бұрын

Are you talking the Cousa Board?

@terryerdmann7159

5 ай бұрын

Cousa Board? Is it worth it?

nice job i have done a number of these as a marine tech

@AnglingAnarchy

9 ай бұрын

@davetyson2331 Thanks for saying so, I appreciate it!

@terryerdmann7159

5 ай бұрын

Where are you located ? Have any openings?

@terryerdmann7159

5 ай бұрын

Where are you located? Have any openings?

👍👍 fun to watch

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

JONNIE ROCKER Thank you!

1. Holy crap. That is amazing. I'd be like, "I'm out. Take my $$$$" 2. Sweet docuvideo, dude! Wow! 3. Keep up the good work. 4. Sturgeon starts 1st Saturday in Sept. 🎥📸 🤙

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

1. Thank you 2. Again, Thanks 😊 3. Will do 4. YASSSSS

Man, I am going to do this soon on my 89 fish hawk. Wood alone is $300 LOL. That is $CAD though. PS great video, I am very thankful to have your video as a reference.

@AnglingAnarchy

4 ай бұрын

@EvansBoy1992 I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the video. Good luck with your project!

Hey Brian! It's been a few weeks and I'm doing my 2004 1750 Fish Hawk too. Anything you'd change after this short period of time? Appreciate the video tremendously. I didn't get so lucky with a single piece coming out but I am about to get the wood and try my hand at making the new transom. Thank you!

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

The Casual I'm glad the video is helpful! One thing I would change is to use a marine silicone adhesive instead of the 100% silicone I used. I've been told that the marine silicone adhesive will hold up better in the long run. Otherwise I've had the boat out multiple times and everything seems to be working and holding up pretty good. Good luck with your project!

Great video. The only thing I would consider doing different is using marine epoxy to bond the pieces of wood and to seal the cut out transom.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

mrdiscotoyou Thanks man! Using the epoxy would definitely be an upgrade from what I did!

@johnnorris1227

3 жыл бұрын

If he really wanted it to last instead of stacking 3 pieces of 5/8" plywood could of just used 2 pieces of 3/4 plywood laminated together with epoxy which would give you 1.5" inch thickness and then fiberglassed over the whole insert until you reached the 1.875 total thickness.

@terryerdmann7159

5 ай бұрын

​@johnnorris1227 what kind of Epoxy do you use for thus? Also some places pre drill the holes a few sizes bigger... then Epoxy then closed again.. then when they re drill the mew holes they are drilling basically through a solid block of Epoxy plastic there.. they say then it is totally no way for the wood to seep in moisture. What do you think?

Hi Brian, I’m in the process of doing the exact job you completed , first off thanks for the video its given me the confidence to do this project. Question : Did you end up putting the foam back flush with the transom ?

@AnglingAnarchy

2 жыл бұрын

Scott Van You're quite welcome! Yeah I tried to get the foam back in as closely as I could to the original state of found it in. Good luck with the project! If you have any other questions you can always message me on the Angling Anarchy Facebook page as well as here.

Nice job very interesting video getting ready to do a 1999 1750 fishhawk could give a little more information on the type of plywood was it marine grade THANKS TOM

@AnglingAnarchy

Жыл бұрын

Tom Caldwell Thank you! Hopefully it will be helpful for you as you tackle your project! Yes, I used marine grade plywood. It was 3 sheets of 5/8" which is something I had to special order from Menards.

Good video. Thank you. Where or what did you make drain tubes out of?

@AnglingAnarchy

8 күн бұрын

@timbertrans I'm glad you liked the video! I got the drain tubes at a local marina.

good job.. I have a 17 ft boat to do.. its a mess, previous owner cut the aluminum sheet on the back and tried to bolt in a metal plate, so after I replace the wood, I will have to find some thick sheet aluminum, cut it to fit, then rivet it to the boat.. or I may cut out a metal patch piece, to cover the hole he cut..

@AnglingAnarchy

9 ай бұрын

@randy1ization Sounds like you've got a bit of a project there! Good luck!

Outstanding video. Thank you so much for posting, because I find myself probably having to replace the transom in a 2004 1850 sportfish I purchased in September. Can't believe I researched the heck out of motors to eliminate potential issues but didn't find the problem about crestliners wooden transoms and apparently poor factory work. Anyway, going to have to make it work and I'm thinking of coosa board. That stuff is expensive but I hope to use the boat for at least 10 years. in '03 and '04 I understand crestliner transitioned to 25-in transoms. I'd rather not buy a full 1-in board and a full 3/4-in board, but rather, split a half inch board. But 25 x 2 is 50 last I checked. Was your '04 fishhawk a 25-in transom?

@AnglingAnarchy

Жыл бұрын

JLawL I can't remember the exact dimensions, but I'm almost positive mine was less than 24" tall. Make sure you see what they used previously for the transom. Mine was made from 3 sheets of 5/8" marine grade plywood for a width of 1 7/8". Coosa board would probably be the best move and had I known more about it prior to starting this project, that's the route I would have taken. Good luck with your project!

Good video. Cut the drain tubes flush with a pipe cutter would be a suggestion. In my case the copper in the original pressure treated wood reacted with the outside aluminum transom and ate holes in the plate in many places. Therefore I need a new 1/8” transom plate as well as the wood. Crestliner should be ashamed by this design. Thanks though for the video.

Hi Brian first thanks for making this, it gives the confidence to try this on my own. Question: did you end up putting the foam back in flush to the new transom ?

@AnglingAnarchy

2 жыл бұрын

Scott Van you're quite welcome! I tried to get all of the foam back in as close as I could to how it was originally placed.

Great video! It didn't look like you had to mess with the drain plug? Did the wood for the transom stop or sit just above the drain plug?

@AnglingAnarchy

2 жыл бұрын

Brian Keck Thank you! You are correct, the wood stopped a bit above the drain plug.

What a great job on a not so easy task! Thank you for sharing this. I have the same boat but it's a 1999 with a rotten transom and I am starting this same journey today. This video is a blessing! Thank you again for taking the time to make a great video on the procedure, It has for sure shed light on the subject! Happy fishing! Did you use just regular 5/8" plywood or did you use pressure treated or marine plywood?

@AnglingAnarchy

Жыл бұрын

Bob Good luck with your project, and I'm happy to hear that this video was of some utility to you! I used 5/8" Marine Grade plywood. Don't use any pressure treated wood in aluminum boats, as it will basically eat away at the aluminum.

@bobatbilletcreations

Жыл бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy Do you remember what brand spar varnish you used and has it held up good so far? I'm going back and forth between spar varnish and fiberglass resin, What's your opinion on that? Thanks again for the input, I sure appreciate it.

Would using epoxy mixed with 403 adhesive filler to thicken the epoxy work for glueing the plywood together? First time doing this I messed up by cutting them to shape before glueing together I’ll see what I can do.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

John Gallano I guess I'm not sure on that mix. Not even sure where to find that out! I wish you luck with your project!

On my 1750.. like yours.. the back top cot ers are all welded to the gunnel and transom.. how did you do this without cutting those top caps off to pull out the transom and put the new one back in?

@AnglingAnarchy

5 ай бұрын

@terryerdmann7159 I just used a hacksaw to cut the welds to remove that top cap piece, and when I was done placing the new transom, I found someone that could weld aluminum to put it back in place!

I can't believe on the aluminum boats that the manufacturers didn't make the transom core out of aluminum as well. About to start this project myself, but on a Lowe boat. Same story, rotten wood underneath the aluminum sheathing.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Devon Guinn At least on new aluminum boats, as far as I know, they are using a composite material as opposed to wood so that will help the life of newer transoms. Good luck on the project!

Hi Brian, I hope you don't mind me sharing my progress and any issues I come across with my boat. 2002 Crestliner fishhawk 1850 . FYI: Working out a issue Crestliner put a transom screw very high inside the engine support bracket. can't access the nuts from underneath. looking like I'm going to need to cut them out.

@AnglingAnarchy

2 жыл бұрын

Scott Van Please share away. I don't recall having a problem. Getting at any of the transom support bolts but they could be slightly different on the 1850 as opposed to a 1750. Hope everything goes good for ya!

@terryerdmann7159

5 ай бұрын

Scott, where was that located? Is it hidden?

Thanks - I have to do this to my 1990 Smokercraft this year. QUESTION: I fast forwarded through parts of this, so you might have answered this already - but, did you use marine plywood? If not, why?

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

trentriver Yes, the original transom was made from 3 sheets of 5/8" marine grade plywood so that's what I made the new one with.

@trentriver

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy Thanks for getting back to me ... best of luck fishing!

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

@@trentriver Anytime bud! Best of luck to you as well!

Was the boat always stored outside? Do a lot of back trolling? I have a 03 Crestliner 1750 Fish Hawk and haven’t noticed anything out of the norm on the transom but I probably should look closer. Any idea if this is a common issue with this boat?

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

wjb111 The boat was always stored inside and I never did any back trolling. I did, and still do, use the boat 50-80 days a year though so it was on the water a lot. I'd take a closer look at it as I've been hearing from a lot of people that thus seems to be an issue with a Crestliner of that age.

@johnnorris1227

3 жыл бұрын

Regardless of how the boats used or kept if you keep all the penetrations and through hulls sealed you won't ever have to worry about transom rot. Its better to reseal stuff before it leaks than wait till after preventive maintenance

I am just waiting for my 3 pieces to cure together with the Gorilla Glue you used. Seems to be working nicely as well. My transom is 1-3/4'' .. Was there a special sized jig saw blade you use to get a clean cut through all the layers?

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Mac Remington I just used the blade that came with the jigsaw which was just barely long enough to get through my transom. I just made sure to go slow so it didn't kick up at me while I was cutting. Good luck!

@macremington8255

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy OK that's kind of what I went through as well. I just had a standard milwaukee wood blade. Turned out awesome though. Going to layer it up in marine varnish now then install this weekend! Cheers

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

@@macremington8255 Awesome! Good luck with the remainder of the project!

@macremington8255

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy Thanks! ... I got to about 3 coats of marine varnish.. I did use a lightly coated rag with acetone to get rid of dust and debris between coats and after light sandings.. Did I mess up big time with the acetone? Iam thinking i shouldnt have done that.. but can't find any solid info!

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

@@macremington8255 probably don't need the acetone, just a damp rag would do. Should be good though! Glad to hear the project is coming along!

The plywood, did you use marine plywood? Thanks, great video.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 ай бұрын

@markc2036 I used 3 x 5/8" marine grade plywood sandwiched together. Thanks for watching!

Owning a crestliner commander, and seeing a whole bunch of crestliner transom replacement videos on KZread, for me scared now of what my transom wood looks like and if it’s starting to rot. 😢

Maybe I missed this in the video, Did you use marine treated plywood or just your standard 5/8 sheets? Awesome video it helps out alot

@AnglingAnarchy

Жыл бұрын

Brandon Urbaniak I did use Marine Grade plywood for this project. I'm glad the video is helpful!

@BrandonUrbaniak

Жыл бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy , did you order the plywood from Menards? I see they special order it

@AnglingAnarchy

Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonUrbaniak That is precisely what I did! 😊

Great video! Did you use Marine plywood? I am fixing my 1967 Crestliner Raider 17

@AnglingAnarchy

4 ай бұрын

@jimmyghersi Thanks very much! I used 5/8" marine grade plywood. Good luck with your project!

What kind of outboard is that? Those have got to be the jenkyest connections where the fuel line and wiring harness tie into the motor.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

John Norris It's a Suzuki 115 four stroke

You are so lucky you have bolts at the back that would be soooo easy, i have about a million rivets going right through, what a horrible big job i have. Boat is 47 years old, the board has seen better days, i want to change transom from 15 to 20inch anyway. My biggest concern is those rivets, any advice on that yourself or anyone

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

chad bosko Oh man! I guess I'm not sure what to tell you on that one. That seems like one hell of a job with all those rivets! I wish I could be of more help to you!

@chadbosko8935

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy yea i,m thinking of replacing them with stainless steel bolts and going one size bigger on the load baring ones in the middle. Drilling them all out is the nightmare i,m not looking forward to, other option is leave the board which is serving its purpose and add a 2 x6 on the top and bolt steel plates at center area, depends how bad it looks when i open it up again

@chadbosko8935

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy hi, false alarm , started my transom today, it only went down 6 inches pulled it out like nothing, didn,t have to touch all those rivets lower down including the ones for the stiffeners, got new board made already, had a sheet here one piece inch and quarter, made it 5 inch higher and just bought a long shaft, no more water over the back and transom super strong 👍

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

@@chadbosko8935 Awesome man! Glad it went well for you!

I have a checkemate 86 transome Is solid on top but down bolts is a littlle weak

Nice job . How long did it take you ?

@AnglingAnarchy

2 жыл бұрын

lew 66 Thank you! I did it over the course of three weeks, just working on it when I had time. I didn't really keep track of the time I spent on it I guess lol.

Very good job, all I can add is seal all wood and drilled holes with west system epoxy. And all fittings and gaps with 3m 5200

Great work, but why didn't you use coosaboard, or honey comb, so you would never have to do it again? I am redoing my 1975 -16' Mirrocraft, and it will need a transom also, so, Instead of using wood, I intend to go synthetic, because of the SW Fl. weather is brutal on all materials. Blessings.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

kyle wolfe I had already ordered the Marine grade plywood by the time I'd considered the Coosa board option. Plus I figure I'll have this boat another 3-5 years tops so I wasn't looking too far into the future I suppose 😅 But knowing what I know now, I think I would definitely go the synthetic route. Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it!

@igotatan1

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy Well, now that I priced Coosa board, I agree with you on wood, but I'm definatly sealing the whole board in mine. Blessings.

#1 Finally Brian, watching for long time but this time I was truly first on both views and likes :)

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

LifeIsFun Congratulations are in order 😁 Thanks so much for watching!

@lifeisfuneh

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy 🤣🤣🤣

How is the transom holding up now that it’s about two years later?

@AnglingAnarchy

Жыл бұрын

@watki4966 It's as good as ever! Holding up super solid!

Are you using any guide to drill the holes or just drilling them through

@AnglingAnarchy

6 ай бұрын

@tommyparker6187 I just used the existing holes and did my best to drill straight through to the hole in the aluminum on the other side. It went better than I expected 😅 I found if you just take your time and make sure you're drilling as perpendicular to the transom as possible, it goes pretty well 😊

@tommyparker6187

6 ай бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy ah ok, my transom was shot and came out in a million pieces

@terryerdmann7159

5 ай бұрын

​@@AnglingAnarchy Brian what if you drilled a very small diameter hole in each of your numbered spots while laying flat on the floor perpendicular... then put it in the transom slot and run a Wire through each hole to see if it lines up .. if so.. then drill to the correct diameter? Would that work? Or did Crestliner not go perfectly perpendicular at the factory?

Through over 50 years of auto and marine paint and metal repair I’ve seen a lot of evidence that silicone has caused corrosion on a lot of metal and even galvanized painted surfaces. Any marine projects I would use a 3m marine adhesive. Just a little something I’ve ran into over the years. Especially on cars where people have tried to stop a leaky window or something ,the silicone when exposed to the weather showed corrosion right to the edge of the silicone even when applied over good paint. Maybe 2 little to late. Just saw the video? Maybe a little something to consider for someone else trying to get their project done in the future. Good job on the transom repair though. Should last longer than the original.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Jeffery Poppell That's great info, thank you! I'll keep an eye on those spots. Thanks for watching!

You did a great job on the transom. You may wish to replace your water pump impeller now. I assume you did have water going to the engine. FYI I hear there is an epoxy pour in transom replacement that is stronger than wood and will never rot.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Anthony Latronica Thank you!

Did you sand down the wood on the new transom. 5/8 inch x3 is a little over 1.875 inches. The width should be 1.75 inch if I'm correct.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

William Luciw I didn't sand down the wood as the old transom measured exactly 1 7/8" (1.825") and was originally constructed of 3 sheets of marine grade 5/8" plywood.

@williamluciw7614

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy yeah I just took mine apart. It's a 1600 angler. Mine measured 1.8 inches. Can't really tell exactly though because the old wood is swollen.

If the washer was big enough on the transom aluminum all you would have to do is tighten the bolt up to get the bend out of it

A regular copper tubing cutter (think plumbing tools) would have made the drain tubes much quicker to cut and in turn be absolutely square.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, that would work too.

Did you consider using a composite instead of plywood? Great job! Thanks for sharing!

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

RobertK I did consider using composite Coosa board, but I got a little ahead of myself and ordered the marine grade plywood before making that consideration 😄 if I were to do it again I think I would go that route. Thank you for watching!

@robertk2672

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy Well, if you get 17 years out of this new transom, you might be looking at a new rig anyway. ;) Cheers!

Not the first rotted out Crestliner transom I've seen.

Did you forget the pickup for the speedo

Theres 2 different types of silicone one that is nuetral cure and the other that cures from acetic acid. The nuetral cure is what you wanna use on or around any metals because the acetic acid in the other type of silicone will eat away at most metals. Im not sure what type that gorilla silicone is but my guess would its acetic acid cure if it is you might have problems down the road with it eating away at the aluminum.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

John Norris Good to know! I will certainly look into that.

Watching this makes me wish I could do this sort of thing. I'm no where near confident enough to do this kind of work. I'd rather take it to a trust mechanic.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Reel Angling Sometimes you just have to dive in head first and hope there isn't a rock 6 inches under the surface lol 😆

@johnnorris1227

3 жыл бұрын

Best way to learn is from experience and there's enough info available online to where just about anybody can do anything if they do a little research and are willing to get their hands dirty. You save a lot of money on jobs like this by doing it yourself which means you can buy a lot more tackle. Lol

buy a fiberglass boat mine is almost 50yrs old and the transom is still rock solid mine you the floor has been changed 3 times

Drill half way in on one side. Than half way from the other side.

@johnnorris1227

3 жыл бұрын

Small pilot hole all the way through first so you know where to drill on both sides so the line up.

@terryerdmann7159

5 ай бұрын

​@@johnnorris1227I thought of that also.. but did Crestliner factory drill exact Perpendicular at the factory ? What have you found out. Also any trick to have a hand drill go exactly Perpendicular to the wood?

Just a tip next time, seal the top/fill the void with “g-flex marine epoxy. It will flex, but adhere more than silicone. Silicone only lasts so long, but the epoxy will last years. Comes in a kit with a compatible “epoxy thickener” filler material that you mix in to keep it from drooping.

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

Ryan Jozwiak Thank you for the tip!

@terryerdmann7159

5 ай бұрын

Do you think a guy should put that type of Epoxy along the entire top of the transom to seal it? Or should it breath through the top instead?

@Muskyfishn84

5 ай бұрын

I would seal the whole thing with marine spar varnish. 5 coats on edges and 3 on faces is what they call for.

NICE job on the transom (but) that word silicone it is for storm doors and wimens tits . I repair boats as soon as i see silicone its automatic, price just doubled, great for quick fix, in a cold environment will not last a winter.Removing it is time consuming and a pain in the ass.what a great job you should of made two of them you will be doing it again soon

@AnglingAnarchy

2 ай бұрын

@grantpeachey6908 Welp, all the silicone seems to be intact 3 years in of heavy use, maybe I'm just lucky 😁

SKOL ! ! ! ! !

@AnglingAnarchy

3 жыл бұрын

wutang1979 Thanks!

Until i saw the masks it was nice. Beye beue🙋‍♂️

@AnglingAnarchy

2 жыл бұрын

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@michielderuyter6011

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnglingAnarchy 😂

@AnglingAnarchy

2 жыл бұрын

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@terryerdmann7159

5 ай бұрын

They had to because YT requested that during the Covid Pandemic

Why the masks ?