trophybass13
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Hi, I have a 1985 1436 aluminum flat bottom boat with a 5 horse outboard. last year i took two fishing trips up to wisconsin. i towed the boat 160 miles each way. after the getting home from my second trip up, i was shocked to discover that I had A large crack in the top aluminum of my transom. The crack must exhist because of the amount of stress thats bieng put on the transom by my outboard from towing down the road. i was amazed to find this damage caused by my little 5 horsepower outboard which is a pretty light little motor. I have a mercury 7.5hp in my garage that i plan to be putting on this coming spring. so long story short, i have two questions. number one: I have a piece of plywood on my transom right now (inside the boat only) would it help prevent this damage from happening if I added a piece of plywood to the back of the transom (outside the boat as well);so i would have plywood on both sides of the metal to kind of cushion it from the motor to prevent damage to the transom while towing? Number two: What do I do to repair my cracked transom? And also what can I do to Help prevent this kind of damage to the transom while towing? thanks.