Seafarer Transom Repair Videos

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These are not my videos but I stumbled across them on youtube. I found them interesting and a very different approach than is typically talked about here. Short of the story is the youtuber has a 226 Seafarer which he took from Florida to the Bahama's (looks like an amazing trip!). In the middle of the trip a previous transom repair from a previous owner failed catastrophically. He fixed it enough to drive it back to the US and then did a full transom rebuild from the inside out. He did a great job documenting all of this and I think a great job fixing the boat. I'll put a handful of the links below for reference... enjoy:

Transom Issue:

Figuring out a repair:

Short term repair to get boat back to US:

Transom repair video 1:

Transom repair video 2:

(hopefully those links worked)

 

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I watched the rebuild last week. The original rebuild was criminally poor. The 2nd is ridiculous overkill IMO.
I would say Grady's choice to poorly seal a transom is haunting them, but obviously it isn't hurting their new sales much.

 

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I watched the rebuild last week. The original rebuild was criminally poor. The 2nd is ridiculous overkill IMO.
I would say Grady's choice to poorly seal a transom is haunting them, but obviously it isn't hurting their new sales much.

It's not poor sealing at the factory that is the Achilles Heel on GW. I would bet every GW transom that left the factory in the plywood days was completely sealed. It's the overall design though that over time invites water in. Too many penetrations into the wood core and cheating on caulk. Owners and installers making a few more. Bang cap and rub rails. Freeze/thaw cycles.

I'm in the middle of replacing the transom in my 1997 268 Islander. Watched problem progress for 10 years. Full composite replacement. Stringers inspected - capped and dry.

As far as going "overkill" transom replacement I think you made the right choice. If you got the top off the boat and can afford to fix what you can see do it! Done right done once.