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13' Transom wood replacement
mstahl1171	#1  Posted on 11/28/09 - 10:06 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 54 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/10/09	I have managed to get all the water out of my deck foam and the hull is light enought that my son and I easily pick the the hull up and flip over now. I am getting ready to cut out the wood in the deck for the side console. Should I also cut the wood out for the transom? I have been sanding down the entire hull and have found no sign that the transom has ever had holes drilled for motor mounting, just the holes for the eye bolts. Thoughts?? Mark 1965 13' Sport ...1962 Evinrude 40hp
Tom W Clark	#2  Posted on 11/28/09 - 10:42 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 4280 Comments: 7 Joined: 09/30/05	Leave it alone. If the transom is rigid, it is fine. If it's flapping in the breeze, then do something with it.
kamie	#3  Posted on 11/28/09 - 10:43 AM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 2975 Comments: 3 Joined: 11/04/05	If the transom is solid, why tear it apart? Most of the 25-40HP are clamp on so no holes would have been drilled to mount the outboard.
mstahl1171	#4  Posted on 11/28/09 - 11:00 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 54 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/10/09	Thanks Tom & Kamie......I'll leave it alone. I was planning to leave alone but was also had the thought...."since I am here"....lol 1965 13' Sport ...1962 Evinrude 40hp
CES	#5  Posted on 11/28/09 - 1:51 PM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	Word to the wise. If you're goig to put a 30 or 40 hp motor on your boat, be sure to bolt it on with through bolts Through the transom in addition to clamping it on. If you clamp it on only, be prepared to fish it off the bottom when it falls off. Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
kamie	#6  Posted on 11/28/09 - 1:52 PM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 2975 Comments: 3 Joined: 11/04/05	Cliff? the 30HP on my 13 was only clamped on? To the best of my knowledge, it never fell off? Care to share your reasons?
mstahl1171	#7  Posted on 11/28/09 - 2:55 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 54 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/10/09	I would like to know also. When I was a kid my friend had a 13' BW with a 40Hp and we would go out in the Chesapeake Bay to jump ship waves. We never lost an engine or had any problems. Probably not the smartest thing to do but hey...we were young and dumb....lol 1965 13' Sport ...1962 Evinrude 40hp
CES	#8  Posted on 11/28/09 - 3:35 PM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	You'd have to have the clamps fastened in position in order for them not to back off. While underway especially in choppy seas. With the though bolts used, the chances of the engine coming off because of the clamps loosening up are nil. Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
John Fyke	#9  Posted on 11/28/09 - 5:38 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1307 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/06/06	Most clamps have holes so you can tie them together and they won't unscrew by themselves.
HarleyFXDL	#10  Posted on 11/29/09 - 8:02 AM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 917 Comments: 30 Joined: 07/24/07	kamie, to back up cliffs' claim, during the first Manhattan whaler run, I was heading up the hudson in some very rough waves. I just happened to look back in time to see my 9.9 Yamaha kicker almost go into the drink. I quickly throttled back and the engine was one wave away from going in. I had clamped the engine down as tight as possible (used to bench 315 lbs), so I'm sure I put enough torque to the clamps. Kevin 1988 11' Super Sport, 1987 Johnson 15hp. If you think education is expensive, try ignorance "Vegetarian - old Indian word for bad fisherman."
number9	#11  Posted on 11/29/09 - 1:51 PM
Member Posts: 210 Comments: 1 Joined: 03/13/08	Some more modern clamp on OBs have holes available on the transom brackets to also install thru bolts and recommended the manufacture. If you don't want to add the holes and bolts at least add a cable or chain as most manuals say to prevent loss when the screw clamps loosen and your motor wants to deep six. Bill...On the Ogeechee 1984 Outrage 18...Yamaha T50...that's right, 50hp
HarleyFXDL	#12  Posted on 12/02/09 - 7:09 AM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 917 Comments: 30 Joined: 07/24/07	Well, I learned my lesson. Not only will I TIGHTLY clamp my engine down, I will use the bolt hole on the motor as well. Kevin 1988 11' Super Sport, 1987 Johnson 15hp. If you think education is expensive, try ignorance "Vegetarian - old Indian word for bad fisherman."
Captain Chris	#13  Posted on 12/08/09 - 7:57 PM
Member Posts: 8 Comments: 2 Joined: 08/15/08	I ran a 13 Sport for most of 15 years w/ a '71, Evinrude 33, w/ handle-clamps. Nada problems, EVER... but of course there was cable steering so the engine wasn't going anywhere if it went over anyway ! S/N 2A2451 Rule #1: Check engine clamps for tightness regularly ! C
moose	#14  Posted on 12/09/09 - 6:32 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 543 Comments: 1 Joined: 03/07/07	Years ago when most engines were small it was standard procedure to have a safety chain from the boat to the engine just for those times when the clamps either looseded or the wood compressed and you go unit went!