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You can start by pressing hard on it to see if it has a lot of flex in it...........Tapping on it will give a distinct sound from solid wood to an area that is deteriorated.........You can also drill some pilot holes in suspicious areas and see what comes out and if absolutely necessary, cut away the gelcoat and see what is behind it. Do you have reason to think there is a problem?
Whaler transoms rarely rot. If yours is rotted, you'll know. Don't worry about it until then.
I'd be more worried about water intrusion into the foam on a large scale. Thsi can be vaguely determined and quantified by weighing the hull and camparing the weight to what it is supposed to be but even this is more difficult than it seems.
Most old Whalers will have some trivial amount of water in the hull. This is very common and not a problem at all.
If I don't have the way to weight the boat, how can I know if I have water in the foam and how is the best way to remove it?
Thanks
Tom W Clark wrote:
Whaler transoms rarely rot. If yours is rotted, you'll know. Don't worry about it until then.
I'd be more worried about water intrusion into the foam on a large scale. Thsi can be vaguely determined and quantified by weighing the hull and camparing the weight to what it is supposed to be but even this is more difficult than it seems.
Most old Whalers will have some trivial amount of water in the hull. This is very common and not a problem at all.
