Wet Transom Drying Tip

[JW-Tex]

I have not owned a Seacraft, but I did own a Whaler with Wet Foam and Wet Transom. To help dry the transom quicker I drilled a hole 2/3 of the way through the transom and and screwed a fitting from an air tool into the hole...I used epoxy to make sure the the fitting was sealed. I then removed every screw on the transom and attached a vacum pump to the fitting with a rubber hose and clamps. The vacum pump helped migrate the water to the bottom of the transom and through the fitting. By putting screws into the holes you can soemwhat control where the air comes into the transom and thus help migrate the water down and out. Knowing that water will wick its way up, this process lets you increase the wicking in a downward manner. I also used a wetvac (with a lot of duck tape) until a buddy gave me the vacum pump. You can run the pump a few hours everday and let gravity work the water down. I also used heat lamps to makes sure areas were very dry before I sealed them with epoxy. I did the vacum thing for 3 months during the winter. For the guys up north...what kind of damage do you think is done when the water in the transom freezes in the winter? I know with the Whaler it dgraded the foam and allowed room for more water (my opinion).

Anyway just an idea don't know if it will help. I really want to find an old Seacraft...but have not found one yet.

[white hawk]

Very resourceful. I hope you wound up with a really dry transom.