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Lowe 1652 Mod V Question about pitting on transom
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<blockquote data-quote="dgram36" data-source="post: 310632" data-attributes="member: 11252"><p>I have a lowe 1852 mod v that I'm restoring/modifying right now. It has the same pitting corrosion issue as you, just more severe. The guy that owned the boat before me tried to patch it before I bought it. His attempts to stop the corrosion did not help. The problem is that there is water getting soaked up by the transom wood which is probably just two pieces of 3/4 ply that is not sealed with anything. So the chemicals from the ply and the aluminum are reacting and creating the corrosion. Until you remove the transom wood and replace it with something that is sealed with spar or resin, I don't think you will slow the process. I could be wrong though. Here's some pics of my transom, your future if you don't act soon<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />[ATTACH=full]51051[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]51052[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]51053[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]51054[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dgram36, post: 310632, member: 11252"] I have a lowe 1852 mod v that I'm restoring/modifying right now. It has the same pitting corrosion issue as you, just more severe. The guy that owned the boat before me tried to patch it before I bought it. His attempts to stop the corrosion did not help. The problem is that there is water getting soaked up by the transom wood which is probably just two pieces of 3/4 ply that is not sealed with anything. So the chemicals from the ply and the aluminum are reacting and creating the corrosion. Until you remove the transom wood and replace it with something that is sealed with spar or resin, I don't think you will slow the process. I could be wrong though. Here's some pics of my transom, your future if you don't act soon;)[ATTACH type="full" alt="ImageUploadedByTapatalk1366031084.021264.jpg"]51051._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="ImageUploadedByTapatalk1366031100.420702.jpg"]51052._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="ImageUploadedByTapatalk1366031122.253763.jpg"]51053._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="ImageUploadedByTapatalk1366031143.804139.jpg"]51054._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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