BoatBanter.com - View Single Post - Aluminium boat transom- what is inside it?

On 4 Aug 2004 10:31:06 -0700, (tom clark)
wrote:

The transom on my 1996 16 foot Discovery Marine Inc. aluminium fishing
boat is powered my a Merc 20 and when you tighten the motor mount
clamps the aluminium on the inside of the boat bends inwards. Is there
a wood core that is rotten or is it just that the metal is too thin
and not meant to be clamped. If rotten how do i fix it?

Just guessing here, but it's aluminum clad wood. On a 1996, it's
probably pressure treated, so the wood most likely isn't "bad" but
that area may be compressed by the motor clamps.

Back in the day, I always used a small piece of marine plywood or 3/4
inch piece of oak on my small open boats to clamp the motor to the
transom - you may want to try that.

Good luck.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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