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Recent content by eluder87

  1. eluder87

    Eluder Transom Repair

    upper deck loose & cut outer skin I decided to cut the outer skin since I already had a large crack across the bottom 2 motor mount holes. The upper deck was easy to free up since I could get to the filler with the skin out. I used 1x2's to slide between the deck and the hull and to help brace...
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    Eluder Transom Repair

    Eluder Transom Repair Project Discovered that if I use a center punch and a few raps with my 32 oz machinist hammer the steel center pins in the rivets will punch through enough for me to drill the top part of the rivet off and then punch it through. Man there are a lot of rivets in the upper...
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    Eluder Transom Repair

    I used to water ski on the San Jacinto river near Houston, Tx. My avatar pic is on the San Jac at a place called Bananna Bend. I really like the tiny wake the Checkmate has when water skiing. I also fished the entire Galveston Bay complex. Man when the speckled trout were on you could limit...
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    Eluder Transom Repair

    Thanks Teamhart2. I've decided against seacast. Though I think it could be a good solution I don't think it will save me that much on work and the cost adder wont help me any. I've decided to go with PT plywood and coat it real good with epoxy (after drying of coarse) I wonder how long it will...
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    Eluder Transom Repair

    Thanks Will30 My biggest worry about seacast is this from their FAQ: "Can I use the West System with Seacast™? No. Seacast™ is not compatible with oily substances or epoxy." I used the West system on my floor and the knee's from floor to transome. I do not know what Checkmate used when...
  6. eluder87

    Eluder Transom Repair

    I looked at this and wondered how solid it would be. How about the weight? Does the sea cast weigh more than treated plywood?
  7. eluder87

    Eluder Transom Repair

    Yes upper deck is what I meant. I'm still learning the jargon. I read your thread on your Enticer overhaul (nice job!) and that's what gave me the idea about sliding the deck forward. My biggest worry about moving the whole deck is the cables or wires I can't see. It looks like all the cables...
  8. eluder87

    Eluder Transom Repair

    Hi, I'm new to this forum and this is my 1st post. I've found some really good info about transom repair here and wanted to ask something. I pulled my Eluder from Texas to Florida. I noticed after getting home a large crack on my gel coat where the motor mounts. (see pic) I had a transom saver...
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