1989 23' Seacraft.

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BOY IT SEEMS THAT WE SHOULD CHANGE THE NAME OF THIS SITE TO “THE WET TRANSOMS” EVERY TIME I LOOK THERE IS ANOTHER ONE THAT HAS TO BE DONE OR MIGHT NEED TO BE DONE ANY WHICH WAY WELCOME TO THE BOARD. WHAT YOU DESCRIBED DOESN’T SOUND GOOD. TRANSOMS CAN GO BAD AS SOON AS 5 YEARS FROM CONSTRUCTION SO YOU COULD BE LOOKING AT A MAJOR FIX. I DON’T KNOW OF ANY GOOD WAY TO GIVE YOU A DEFINITIVE ANSWER BUT I CAN TELL YOU WHAT I DID TO DETERMINE MY DECISION.
1. AGE OF BOAT- THAT PART IS IN YOUR FAVOR.
2. WATER COMING OUT OF THE SCREWS-THAT ONE IS A BIG NEGATIVE.
3. REMOVING ALL THE THROUGH HULL FITTINGS AND INSPECTING THE CONDITION OF THE WOOD. (BLACK AND WET, MUSHY, OR NICE FRESH WOOD)
4. DRILLING OUT HOLES AND INSPECTION THE CONDITION OF THE WOOD THAT COMES OUT OF THE DRILL BIT LIKE #3
5. USE ONE OF THOSE METERS BUT IN YOUR CASE IT PROBABLY WILL SOUND LIKE A 5 ALARM FIRE.
6. TAP ON THE TRANSOM WITH A MALLET (THIS ONE WAS NO HELP FOR ME)
7. TAKE A COIN OUT OF YOUR POCKET AND SAY HEADS = IT’S OK, TAILS = REPLACE IT.
8. GET A MARINE SURVEY $200-300 THAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THIS TYPE OF THING TO GIVE YOU HIS OPINION. IF YOU ASK A GUY THAT DOES TRANSOMS FOR A LIVING YOU KNOW WHAT HE IS GOING TO TELL YOU. HIS ANSWER IS $$$$ TO FIX.
9. OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER IS I/O, OR 1OR 2 OUTBOARDS, BRACKETED? ALL THESE THINGS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. ON MY BOAT I HAD 123 INDIVIDUAL DRILL HOLES IN THE TRANSOM THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD DRILLED IN THE TRANSOM. IT LOOKED MORE LIKE A SWISS CHEESE THAT ANYTHING ELSE. ALL THOSE HOLES ALLOWED WATER TO SEEP INTO MY TRANSOM.
WELL ALL THIS INFO AND I STILL DIDN’T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION JUST GAVE YOU MORE INFO TO CONSIDER TO MAKE YOU YOUR MIND. MAYBE SOME ONE ELSE CAN HELP YOU BETTER THAN ME WITH FEWER WORKS.
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