Tramson project

[kcriptos]

Hi:
I'm repairing my stinger 260 transom. I'm just wondering what would be better; divinicel or any foam core material or ply?

Thanks

[hermco]

I'm repairing my stinger 260 transom.

What is a stinger?

[kcriptos]

Its a Chris Craft Stinger 260

[McGillicuddy]

Whats a tramson?

Come on Don, SeaCraft, Wellcraft, Chris*Craft, whatever... - a Stinger, you know - Miami Vice. I know all of you FL boys wanted one at some point

Kcriptos, I ain't an expert but I think Marine ply is the way to go. Cost, workability, and 30+ year reliability if done right. Do a search for transom repair and you'll find tons of info on materials and methods. Start with Strick's post at the top of this forum. It may even persuade you to sell your C*C Stinger If it looks like more than you want to take on call Hermco and show him your stinger Dude does wonders w/frp.
Good luck.

[hermco]

Whats a tramson?

In naval architecture, a transom is the surface that forms the stern of a vessel. Transoms may be flat or curved and they may be vertical, raked forward (known as retroussé), or raked aft. The bottom tip of the transom can be approximately on the waterline, in which case the stern of the vessel is referred to as a "transom stern", or the hull can continue so that the centreline is well above the waterline before terminating in a transom, in which case it is referred to as a "counter stern".

On smaller vessels where an outboard motor is the source of propulsion, the motor is usually mounted on the transom, and held in place either by clamps or metal bolts that go through the transom. In this arrangement, all the power of the motor is transmitted via the transom to the rest of the vessel's structure, making it a very important part of the vessel's construction.

[hermco]

What is Miami Vice?

[Islandtrader]

Herm you described a transom.

Now try tramson

[hermco]

Herm you described a transom.

Now try tramson

Oh oh, my bad! OK here goes,

Tramson: A common misspelling that occurs when posting to boating forums possibly due to the positioning of the keys on a qwerty keyboard.

[kcriptos]

Thanks McGilli for the advice, I'll start my search for the marine ply for my TRANSOM. Sorry for the misspelling, I'm from PR so I'm a lot better in Spanish, speak a little English tough.

P.S. have any of you heard of Sea Cast??

[Islandtrader]

Sorry for the misspelling,

Don't worry about the spelling we like to have a little fun with obvious finger spelling errors.

Ask something is Spanish and I am sure some of us would really butcher it [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]