I have a crack in the upper (starboard) side of the transom joint as shown in the picture. I know this is not a new issue with these boats and wish to plan a repair project. My forum searches have yielded some very old posts many with pictures no longer available. I see solutions including the use of 5200 sealant, two part epoxy, bondo etc. What is the latest wisdom concerning the appropriate material for such a repair?
I'm thinking that this is a result of some previous damage as on the inside there seems to be a fibreglass patch (across the upper part of the seam) that was not painted in the same way as the original boat.
When I squeeze the joint together with my fingers it closes up nicely so I don't want to put too much added material in there. The crack does not seem to have propagated noticeably over the last seasons so I'm not too worried about it but would like to prevent water/ice ingress in the winters.
I'm thinking to use a dremel to clean out the crack, refill it with something (TBD) clamp it, paint it (gelcoat?) and be done with it.
Any ideas? Experience? out there?
I'm thinking that this is a result of some previous damage as on the inside there seems to be a fibreglass patch (across the upper part of the seam) that was not painted in the same way as the original boat.
When I squeeze the joint together with my fingers it closes up nicely so I don't want to put too much added material in there. The crack does not seem to have propagated noticeably over the last seasons so I'm not too worried about it but would like to prevent water/ice ingress in the winters.
I'm thinking to use a dremel to clean out the crack, refill it with something (TBD) clamp it, paint it (gelcoat?) and be done with it.
Any ideas? Experience? out there?
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