1971 20 SF Transom project

[strick]

Looked back at he post. Sorry my bad... I thought you were talking about using doug fir planks for the transom. Your choice on transom material depends on how much you want to spend and if you are worried about a little extra weight and water intrussion. The transom's in these boats were made of plywood and they lasted 30 years. So if you re do it properly with plywood then the transom should last another 30 years. The main thing is like Bobby said you have to pay special attention every time you drill a hole in the back of your boat that you take precautions to keep the water out of the wood. I re-did my transom with plywood. It may be a little on the heavy side but it's solid. I may try that coosa board on the next transom I do....seems that is what everyone is doing these days. It is 30% percent lighter then plywood which is not really all that much weight difference if you are just re-doing the transom... if you are redoing the entire boat then it adds up.

strick