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Stern Skin Corrosion - How bad does it have to be - to be replaced?
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<blockquote data-quote="airshot" data-source="post: 496486" data-attributes="member: 1183"><p>I replaced thevtransom on my jon boat with a piece of exterior plywood and covered it in thompsons waterseal, now it doesn't sit out exposed to the weather, it sits under an awning or turned upside down and that lasted for 15 years, redid it 5 years back even though it wasnt rotted, just wanted to redo the entire boat.. Point here is, how long it lasts will depend on how the boat is stored. Out in the elements, its life will be cut short, taken care of...a looong time. My 1983 Islander has the original factory transom, it is showing some soft spots at the bottom and will need replaced shortly, mabey another year or two at best... Look at its age....no PT plywood, no epoxy coating, no sealing of any sort, but...stored properly all of its life!!</p><p>40 years on the original plywood !! Neighbors brand new boat did not make it ten years, because he set it outside in the weather year round, cover was torn up by the second year but he let it go..." boats are made to be outside" was his saying, the transom and stringers were junk in 10 years, yet he blames it on being a cheap crappy boat and recieved no help from the factory with warranty claims...</p><p>No matter what we seal, cover, etc you need to take care of it !! Then it will probably outlast the owner !!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="airshot, post: 496486, member: 1183"] I replaced thevtransom on my jon boat with a piece of exterior plywood and covered it in thompsons waterseal, now it doesn't sit out exposed to the weather, it sits under an awning or turned upside down and that lasted for 15 years, redid it 5 years back even though it wasnt rotted, just wanted to redo the entire boat.. Point here is, how long it lasts will depend on how the boat is stored. Out in the elements, its life will be cut short, taken care of...a looong time. My 1983 Islander has the original factory transom, it is showing some soft spots at the bottom and will need replaced shortly, mabey another year or two at best... Look at its age....no PT plywood, no epoxy coating, no sealing of any sort, but...stored properly all of its life!! 40 years on the original plywood !! Neighbors brand new boat did not make it ten years, because he set it outside in the weather year round, cover was torn up by the second year but he let it go..." boats are made to be outside" was his saying, the transom and stringers were junk in 10 years, yet he blames it on being a cheap crappy boat and recieved no help from the factory with warranty claims... No matter what we seal, cover, etc you need to take care of it !! Then it will probably outlast the owner !! [/QUOTE]
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