rotten transoms

[T Mac]

Originally Posted by Burr

Hmmm, probably because it's more of an internet problem than a real problem.


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-Amen.

Burr,I understand what your saying, but the tell tail signs are hard to spot unless your really looking for them the only reason I found out mine was bad was a transom cap screw worked out about a quarter of a inch and wouldn't tighten down. Even with the transom wood bad I could still barely flex the transom pulling on the lower unit, in all honesty if that screw hadn't worked lose I would have never known.

[S.Larson]

I'm going to go ahead and guess that a large percent of the people who vsit Walleye Central pay way more attention to their boats than the "average" person,...

A couple of friends of mine have boats with bad transoms, Due to owner neglect, And even when it is pointed out they just shrug and say "nah, It's still good",.......................

I won't get in those boats,...............

Lot's of folks think just because it's a boat everything is waterproof and leave them uncovered filling with rainwater or snow,.........

[fiftyincher]

I wouldn't have known mine was starting to rot had I not been reading here. Can't flex it yet, I imagine it would be fine to use for a few years yet, it's 8 years old. I'll take care of it over the winter.

[asifshani]

Originally Posted by Minn quest

Is this because a lot of people never really check into their transom thoroughly or just don't bother getting them fixed? How bad does the transom actually have to be before it is a major problem?Top 6 Reasons to Play Paintball
Yes x2,it's got to get real bad before the average boater will notice.

There's no way of knowing to what degree people check them,