Recent content by Marty Cherry

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    Transom Failure Incidents

    I have owned the boat since 2009. I believe the black you see was dirt. The exposed aluminum angle piece at the top of the transom definitely has corroded a lot. Sounds like you know a lot more about this than I do which leads me to think I should find someone that doesn't have a vested...
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    Transom Failure Incidents

    I am not sure why you say that. The transom is not showing any movement under stress and Grady White says there is no issue. Are you suggesting that a surveyor will see the edge cracks and assume there is an integrity issue? A side note- I was at a local Grady dealer and virtually every older...
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    Transom Failure Incidents

    Here is my experience. I have a 2004 Bimini 306 that has these cracks in the inside corners of the engine well- port and starboard. As you can see in the pics, the outside shows zero signs of cracking - not even spider cracks. I contacted Grady with these pics and they told me it was...