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<blockquote data-quote="DaleH" data-source="post: 522633" data-attributes="member: 15636"><p>Starboard or any other such ‘super plastic’ is expen$ive, heavy, shrinks & expands with temperature and has limited to ZERO longitudinal compressive strength … your transom would bend like spaghetti.</p><p></p><p>It would be an absolute WASTE of time and $$ in my experience … but I’ve only done a few dozen tin boat transom replacements, and even more frp hulls.</p><p></p><p>I only use exterior plywood, usually a 2-layer build, sometimes w/ 1 glass layer between and then only use Raka epoxy, <a href="http://www.raka.com/" target="_blank">www.raka.com</a>, as their <$50 kit will do it. It will last a LIFETIME!</p><p></p><p>See my many posts on transom replacements, like the Star Craft 15’ Holiday model.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.tinboats.net/threads/new-transom-%E2%80%93-1976-starcraft-%E2%80%98holiday-15%E2%80%99-model.47405/" target="_blank">https://www.tinboats.net/threads/new-transom-–-1976-starcraft-‘holiday-15’-model.47405/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaleH, post: 522633, member: 15636"] Starboard or any other such ‘super plastic’ is expen$ive, heavy, shrinks & expands with temperature and has limited to ZERO longitudinal compressive strength … your transom would bend like spaghetti. It would be an absolute WASTE of time and $$ in my experience … but I’ve only done a few dozen tin boat transom replacements, and even more frp hulls. I only use exterior plywood, usually a 2-layer build, sometimes w/ 1 glass layer between and then only use Raka epoxy, [URL='http://www.raka.com/']www.raka.com[/URL], as their <$50 kit will do it. It will last a LIFETIME! See my many posts on transom replacements, like the Star Craft 15’ Holiday model. [URL]https://www.tinboats.net/threads/new-transom-%E2%80%93-1976-starcraft-%E2%80%98holiday-15%E2%80%99-model.47405/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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