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Finished! Put her in the water for 3 days, ran all over the lake with no issues. :D Thanks TinBoats for the information. This project would have been much more difficult flying blind.

If you search for pvc bulkhead fittings, you should be able to find something that works. They are threaded on the inside, so you can plug them. You'll have to check the dimensions as I think the measurements are for the inside of the fitting. So a 1" bulkhead would have a 1-1/2"-2" hole.

:lol: I tried that and had to sand it down. It made the wood sticky as hell.

Thanks. I used the information from the article in Johnny's signature. I used the same plywood and sealer in the article. I did not go the fiberglass route though, just glued the 2 pieces together with Titebond. Here's the link. https://www.tinboats.net/how-to-build-a-transom/

It took a little more persuasion than I had hoped for, but I got the corner caps bolted/riveted in. Mounted the transducer, fuse box and a bracket for the bimini. She is ready for weld and then some touch up paint just in time for spring :D

Looks like good stuff. They'll send out free color chips samples too.

Yeah, I'm not a fan of carpet. I painted the floor/deck on my previous boat with oil based rustoleum mixed with silica sand. It lasted a good 5-6 years in the AZ sun before it needed to be re-done. I'll probably go the bedliner route once I get to that project.

Nice job on the recessed tray. It'll look really good with the bedliner.

Thanks, can't wait to put it back in the water.

I found some time Saturday to work on the boat. I got most of the hardware installed and sealed with 5200. Mounted the motor and got the hoist out of the way. Installed the kicker mount and part of the transducer mounting. I'm hoping to get the corner brackets done this week and then she'll...

She's getting closer. I was waiting for hardware, so I tied up some loose ends over the weekend. Figured I better "dry fit" the engine before I went any further. Bolt holes all lined up. :o

Welcome. it's a pretty easy fix once you see how to do it.

In between some electrical work and beginning the plans to convert one livewell into an ice chest, I made a little more progress on the transom. New wood with 2 coats of each: old timer's formula, spar urethane, primer, and rustoleum gloss royal blue. Finally back in the boat.

This is what I did to see the photobucket pics when searching the forum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IKpfgteV6M

I got a little more done over Christmas. Here's the old transom. It was still pretty solid, but there was some flex and compression where the bolts/rivets came through. Cleaned and primered outer skin. New wood

I found some time to work on it yesterday. Got the engine off, rivets drilled out and some cutting work on the corner caps done. plywood on the outside. Looks untreated. Kicker bracket mounted with lags and silicone :? Most of the rivets gone. P/O decided to run the transducer...

Cool. I looked at my old tri-hull and a buddies Tracker and they were a lot more snug. I didn't want to go through all the work of replacing the transom and not do it right. Thanks.

Hello, I recently bought a 82 Tracker II and made the long awaited switch from fiberglass to aluminum. It's looking like I will need to replace the transom as there is some flex and small cracks forming in the splashwell brackets. I've been lurking here for a few days gathering information...