Inflatiable repair? rotted transom

[MrBill_FLL]

A friend had a problem with his dingy, and I offered to help (for free BEER!).

anyway, take a look a tell me what you think. (rotted wood transom leaks bad)

after digging the wood out, and cutting a template/transom, what's the next step?

can the rubber seals be cleaned up and re-glued? will 5200 work?

or does the 'rubber corner seals need to be remove, and how do you do that?

at this point, its a spare, as the owner purchased a new one.

 

[Ross]

That looks like the 3M bathtub to wall seal that comes in a roll with a release paper on the sticky side. Somewhat wider but of the same appearance. It sticks like a brother and is a pain to clean the old adhesive off.

 

[Gunni]

That looks exactly like the construction of my Dink. It is a Zodiac Cadet 3.10 re-branded West Marine. If it is the same, the transom flanges are made of PVC material, Zodiac has gluing instructions.

 

[MrBill_FLL]

yes, its westmainre/zodiac pvc. and only 3 years of light use

I'll check the zodiac site...

any 1st hand experience cleaning the old glue off and re-glueing?

 

[noanker]

i have the same problem on my zodiak.....in the same spot....they say to us a heat gun to remove the old transom amd clean it with mek....i googled zodiak transom repair to get the info

 

[Andy1237]

I am doing some minor repairs and have already spent lots of money to buy the Liquid Rubber, a few repair kits, and the two part glue. But if I had that much to do, I think I would send it to these professionals I found during my research:
http://www.raftrepair.com/repair.php
http://www.inlandmarine.us/?gclid=CNXppbyoj6wCFYuc7QodwCan8A
Remember, I have no first hand experience, but maybe others have.
(I did order the Liquid Rubber from Inland but have yet to use it.

 

[orion]

The solution is after the old glue is removed use West System G-Flex. I repaired my dingy three years ago and it is still holding up. The G-Flex is easy to mix and easy to apply. Well worth it.

 

[Gunni]

yes, its westmainre/zodiac pvc. and only 3 years of light use

I'll check the zodiac site...

any 1st hand experience cleaning the old glue off and re-glueing?

Acetone or MEK? I would also check all the "hinge" vinyl attached to the transom, it is vulnerable to abrasion. I'm currently doing winter maintenance on my transom - sand and paint the transom, seal the bottom hinge.