DIY 282 Sailfish Transom Repair

Ted R said:
Great effort. Thanks for sharing.
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Seems to be good and solid. It's nice to move on to other things. I don't really give the transom a 2nd thought. I have though about upgrading the engines. But this run hard and strong so I guess I will wait for a bit.
Raised the original twin 200 hpdi's up a bit.
Wot at 5200rpms 40 mph.
Didn't realize how much I would like having curtains . They were 20 years old and quickly deteriorating. I have just hung new curtains from A&J Canvas. Excited about the upcoming season. Short of the gas price that is.
 

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Nice glass work repair on the transom. Too bad the Scientists at GW didn’t do that in the first place. What material did you use for that bang plate ?
 
Pat Hurley said:
Nice glass work repair on the transom. Too bad the Scientists at GW didn’t do that in the first place. What material did you use for that bang plate ?
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Cant remember the thickness. But it was high grade stainless. I payed $600. For it . The fabricator must of had the stainless on hand. As the material would of cost me that much! Used card board and duck tape as a template. It fit like a glove. Maybe a little over engineered but I felt good about it. As the outboards push against the transom in powering up I liked the idea of distributing the pressure/force. There are some dimensions and shots of it earlier in the thread for those interested.
 
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