transom work

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So me and my partner bought a 1990 Bumble Bee 178 FD. Heres the kicker, it has a 2000 mercury 200hp EFI on it. This motor runs STRONG! The boat is set up safe for now. It has a 10" a pal an the motor is hangin pretty low. The boat doesnt walk or sway and it tracks as true as could be. We got a really good deal on the boat and bought it solely for the motor. It had some really bad transom cracks and a half azz attempt to repair it. The top cap had fell inside the bottom cap, and there was about a 1 & 1/2" gap. I started brainstormin an bein the fabricator that i am, came up with an idea. This transom is now BULLET and BOMB proof. It had threaded rod ran from the backk of the transom up to the rear storage compartments. The rod was bent an loose an was done by someone who had NO IDEA What they were doin. I removed the rods and bolted a treated 2x8 up into the rear of the boat with half inch lag bolts. I used 3 inch diameter washers to spread out the pressure so the fiberglass wouldnt crack. then i installed eye bolts to hook onto . Then i connected the eye bolts to a tensioner using a cable clamp. Then i bolted the tensioners to a stabilizer pen that is bolted to the jack plate. I tighten the tensioners accordingly and it pulled everything together like it should be.




heres a parts list for this if someone was interested in doing it

http://www.tractorsupply.com/agricul...usable-0265189

http://www.tractorsupply.com/home-im...n-zinc-3549532

http://www.tractorsupply.com/home-im...-2-in--3551521

http://www.tractorsupply.com/home-im...n-zinc-3550012