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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DaleH" data-source="post: 435656" data-attributes="member: 15636">Thanks <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> ! It was much more work than I had planned for, so I'm glad I didn't pay a lot for her ...This one is a '97. Besides the new transom, with the motor off, I tipped the hull up and checked every rivet for integrity, then cleaned the hull up really well, then coated everything on the running bottom w/ SteelFlex.Well, no - not in the salt, as the saltwater environment can be BRUTAL on tin boats! On my '79 12-footer, unprotected (no prime, no paint, no anti-fouling) rivets started giving away due to oxidation. I lightly tapped against the rivets on the bottom this Spring and about a dozen rivet heads flicked off w/ zero effort. Luckily I now have the tooling/tools to replace them all. Next Spring I'll fix them all, then SteelFlex thst hull. As my boats are in the water 24/7.</blockquote>