seacast for transom

[Albert Jr.]

If you wan't to build boats and you wan't to use something else then wood for the transom. Would a product called seacast help you.

btw : what is seacast ?

[DonV]

http://www.transomrepair.net

[shine]

btw : what is seacast ?

its basically polyester resin with fillers


I would not use it, for many reasons.

Its a short cut, I do not recommend short cuts.

[Albert Jr.]

Originally Posted by shine

its basically polyester resin with fillers


I would not use it, for many reasons.

Its a short cut, I do not recommend short cuts.

I don't like taking shortcuts either man, as the saying goes;
The short way is often the long way.

Her is an off topic question,
19 ft boats, why aren't they made with open transoms anymore and why have don't they use outboards with a 20'' shaft lengt anymore ?

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by Albert Jr.

I don't like taking shortcuts either man, as the saying goes;
The short way is often the long way.

Her is an off topic question,
19 ft boats, why aren't they made with open transoms anymore and why have don't they use outboards with a 20'' shaft lengt anymore ?

Too many floaters.

Q about seacast. Would you like it better if it were a vinyl ester or epoxy matrix?

Thought Sailfish used it in transoms , but that is new not secondary.

[Albert Jr.]

Originally Posted by gofastsandman

Too many floaters.

Q about seacast. Would you like it better if it were a vinyl ester or epoxy matrix?

Thought Sailfish used it in transoms , but that is new not secondary.

First awnser: so it's because there are to many boats with an open transom?

Second awnser: I have no idea what vinyl ester or epoxy matrix is.

New Q: So why don't 19 footers have a transom lengt of 20 inches ?

[gofastsandman]

Balance is not over rated.

Happy Haloween my seacraft Ghosts.

My favorite holliday,
GFS

[shine]

The old Mako 19s were fine rugged boats. And very stable fishing rigs. Those were about 12 degrees at the transom. They also had a an 8ft beam. For these reasons they floated high and the transom was not as easily overcome by water from from behind. A 20" shaft did not ride as low as with a deeper v because of less dead rise and more beam. They were also filled with foam and that often led to fuel tank failure and early rot if holes were not properly sealed.

had one of them when I was in high school. Fuel tank leaked terribly. She almost sank at the dock a couple times when the wind would kick up and waves would bounce off dock and splash water over the cut out. It was not a safe boat from what I know now.

My confidence in the whaler is only in the fact that it has a ton of flotation.

I have the same confidence in my surfboard and igloo cooler - they are build same/better than most whalers

Regardless, they both ride like crap when compared to the narrow beam and variable dead rise presented in the SeaCraft 20s

that is the gospel truth


As for a composite poured transom, its make some sense if you are talking about a new construction with freshly laminated inside/outside skins. Even then, a core material that is basically just polyester putty would not my first choice.

[65Bowrider]

Ok, I'm going to stick my head out on this one, because I think Seacast is pretty good stuff!
Skip and I just replaced our bowrider's 47 year old original wood transom with Seacast. As with anything, if you don't follow proper procedures, you can get yourself in trouble. But the phone support with the Seacast people was terrific and we are very pleased with the results. And Skip did put our-created sample to some brutal tests with vice-scripts and come-alongs trying to pull it apart ... Then the sledge hammer ... It passed all his tests.
So, if your replacing your transom and don't want to cut the inner or outter skins, pourable Seacast is an option to consider. Just my opinion.

[gofastsandman]

You need to write much much more.

Ground up old hulls with an epoxy matrix?

SeaCraft Cast?

Sometimes I wonder...
GFS