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That's my problem also !.... I'm hooked on Whalers, have been since I was a kid.. jw0287 that is a sweet looking 17' Outrage that you had, did you have water intrusion issues with that boat ? Any ideas where it entered ?
So my transom appears to be soaked top to bottom, the plywood is just slightly punky at the two splash well, thru hulls. I was able to scrape a gunky, wet, wood colored substance from the surface of the plywood. I blew the plywood clean with compressed air, it is apparent that some mass has been lost as the hole is not perfectly flat as it should be when it was originally drilled, minor divots +/- an eight of an inch, otherwise feels real solid, but real wet. My plan is to let it dry for another week or so. install new thru hulls, use the boat for the season, and then try to dry the transom through the off season in a heated garage for the entire off season, hopefully get it as dry as possible. CPES the wood, re-install thru hulls, and hopefully everything is good. Am I over thinking this, and should I be this stressed about a wet transom ? The boat has been, and will continue to be a saltwater boat.