Opinions on this Transom
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JJF
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No, i really have no idea what to look for so i was asking for opinions.. Still looking into survey 1st guy told me he dont do that size boats
Hookup1
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Where in NJ?
I'm suspicious of that port side. From the picture the gelcoat looks expanded. New bang cap. You need to be careful with this.
Mustang65fbk
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The outer screws on both sides look quite oxidized/rusty and imagine at the very minimum the screws should be replaced, the area checked for moisture/movement and then the area re-sealed. The vinyl cap on the left side/picture 2, looks like it's cracked or chipped on the bottom left, or it's swelled up and delaminated, or something is going on there. I imagine this is why the the screw is rusted, as the cap is swollen to larger than the size of the screw hole and water is accumulating back there, as you can see the rust water trail going down after coming out from the screw/screw hole on the cap itself. The left side imo looks better to me, and like it could just need new hardware or to have that vinyl/rubber part of the bang cap replaced/re-sealed. The right side/picture 1 however, looks like there's the beginning of a trail of rust water going down the transom. I imagine this is again because of the hardware used, of which the screw head is obviously corroded/rusty.
The fact that the left side/picture 2 screw and screw hole are rusty and dripping out the front would make me think that water likely hasn't gotten much further in the transom than the screw itself. That being said, the right side/picture 1 screw and screw hole I imagine likely has some deeper water penetration considering it's obviously leaking out more from the bottom gap in the bang cap/plate than it is from the screw hole area. Just my thoughts on the matter of course, it's extremely difficult to tell what all is going on from 2 pictures. If you're serious about the boat, or any other boat for that matter, and especially if you can't look at it in person, I always recommend paying a surveyor/inspector to go out, look at it in person and see what they have to say on the matter. You can always ask the seller about it as well, see if that area can be opened up or inspected visually in person before purchasing, and if they refuse, then that might be the answer you're looking for. Definitely by no means the worst looking transom/bang cap that I've seen pictures of so far, though.
The fact that the left side/picture 2 screw and screw hole are rusty and dripping out the front would make me think that water likely hasn't gotten much further in the transom than the screw itself. That being said, the right side/picture 1 screw and screw hole I imagine likely has some deeper water penetration considering it's obviously leaking out more from the bottom gap in the bang cap/plate than it is from the screw hole area. Just my thoughts on the matter of course, it's extremely difficult to tell what all is going on from 2 pictures. If you're serious about the boat, or any other boat for that matter, and especially if you can't look at it in person, I always recommend paying a surveyor/inspector to go out, look at it in person and see what they have to say on the matter. You can always ask the seller about it as well, see if that area can be opened up or inspected visually in person before purchasing, and if they refuse, then that might be the answer you're looking for. Definitely by no means the worst looking transom/bang cap that I've seen pictures of so far, though.