Hey Doug, I having KKMI in Sausalito do the transom work. H and M Marine is doing the Suzuki repower next door to KKMI. The job manager at KKMI ( now known as Safe Harbor Sausalito) is a marine architect and really knows his stuff. Here’s a few pics so far. I’ll have a detailed photo drop when it’s all done. The transom was only partially wet on outer plywood, so didn’t need a full recore. KKMI using G10 for area around motor bracket and divinycell to keep it light. All drain holes and motor bracket holes sleeved with G10 tubing. The aluminum transom plate screws allowed water to leak into the out layer of plywood. The fiberglass between the boards saved the inner plywood from water engress. Btw, Grady did not use stainless ring clamps on any of the scupper hoses. That’s a big fail at the Grady factory!
Have you had the boat since new? That's really, really odd, you know? But stainless CAN rust overtime - especially when left in very wet environments. Stainless only "stains less" than other metals.
Yes, the outer four scuppers for the deck drains. The will be pulling brass thru hulls and repositioning for the extra Suzuki weight vs the HPDI. The scuppers were underwater with the HPDI when I had about 150 gallons fuel and full oil reserve tanks. Luckily, those scupper hoses didn’t leak. The yard manager quoted $2000 to reposition and replace hoses for all four scuppers.
Looks like you went with smaller diameter fittings and hoses. What type of new fittings in the deck?
Thanks for info and pics of your project. I’ve seen some 2005 GW265 with scuppers roughly inline with splashwell drain holes. My boat is wet slipped all year, so definitely need scuppers out of water to avoid relying on the hoses to keep the boat afloat.
