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Hi,

A friend of mine has a 1986 Bayliner Cuddy (19 Ft) outboard that has
transom rot. It appears that water entered at the engine mount
bolts and propagated down to the drain plug. The center (wood part)
of the transom has no structural integrigy and it's only the gelcoat
that's keeping everything together.

We've looked around at repair places and as you can imagine,
it's a pretty expensive fix at the businesses. I'm looking
for a private party that is good at doing this type of work if
one exists in the area. The boat was bought for about $3,500 and
we can't see putting 6-7 grand in to it.

Any pointers to such a person would be appreciated.

Thanks,

barry

Should not be that big of a job as a DIY job. But hiring someone, even at
$25 / hour is going to cost a bunch more money than the boat is worth. If
he is handy at all, should be able to just cut the fiberglass skin with an
angle grinder and remove the inside skin on the transom and cut a piece of
marine ply to fit the transom. some resin and a little glass and the
transom should be whole again. Maybe $300 in parts.