Leak on my 232 bracket, pointers requested

[jmenende]

Hey guys. I just noticed the bracket on my 232 has a pinhole leak and another coming from in between the outer transom and bracket. Im gonna be removing the bracket completely tommorow. Suggestions would be great.

 

[get the net]

Lots of good videos on youtube, look up Florida Sportsman Project Dreamboat and look for the ones done by Wildfire Marine. Also what do you mean by pinhole, like the bracket has corroded?

 

[jmenende]

Lots of good videos on youtube, look up Florida Sportsman Project Dreamboat and look for the ones done by Wildfire Marine. Also what do you mean by pinhole, like the bracket has corroded?

 

[DennisG01]

If the picture is correct, that surface looks unpainted and really pitted. If that's true, there's going to be more spots like you found - the Al will be very thin. Based solely on the picture, it may be time for a new bracket. You don't want to fix a few spots only to have the whole thing crumble while you're out on the water and lose your engine and/or possibly tear a hole in the boat and have the boat sink, too. That's obviously the worst case scenario - but it's a realistic one, as well.