Boat Transom Replacement

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This is an in depth video of how to replace a boat transom. This took a lot of time to figure out how to do everything correctly. The boat is a 1986 Lund Predator and it can be viewed on many of my other videos. Hope this helps if you plan do something similar. Thanks for watching!

[scootsmcgoots]

This Sir, is how you make a how to video!!! Thank you! I'm about to do this to my boat.

[teweller]

I have a 1983 Sylvan Sportster 16ft. Your video was very helpful in replacing my transom. Mine looked almost identical with the exception the nuts on the tie down loops were accessible from inside the boat. After finishing the transom I decided to paint the boat so its been an all winter project. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

[timevans]

Your video was just what I needed to start my transom replacement project last weekend. Thank you!!!

[miguelsalami]

NICE WORK the only thing I would have done differently is coat all sides of the new wood with a good quality epoxy resin to seal it.

[cramos]

Nice work. I thought I was going to take off ALL the rivets along the whole transom. Thanks a lot for your help 👍👍

[rds]

Sweet video. I keep pestering my wife to agree to building a new (detached) garage here so I can restore an old Lund, to go with my current 2022 Impact 1875. I'd love a tiller boat.

[deere]

Great video. I'm getting ready to do my 1999 Lund. This was very helpful

[pault]

Been looking for this information for a while now. Most repair shops I've talked to about this are not willing to do the work. The one that is interested want's 1400 to do it.
135.00 of marine grade plywood, the rest is labor. My transom like yours is a riveted boat, the motor was rear ended by an impatient young driver 10+ years ago. I've used the boat ever since but I know the plywood is broken in the transom judging by the slight bend in the transom. This vid really helps!!
Thx

[rfailing]

Great explanation. I have a 1986 Grumman 16' center console with a 50 hp been sitting in my yard for a few years and that just accelerated the floor rot. I have to replace the floor and guarantee the transom also. Good winter project I'm pretty sure I can get this boat repaired for next year. Thanks you.

[allstate]

Nice video. When I saw the transom on my new G3 boat was made out of aluminum I stopped shopping for a new boat immediately and bought it.👍

[davidfrank]

I have to say it was genius the way you used your ladder to remove the motor.

[dannywilsher]

Looks like your transom came out really good!!!
I just finished a floor and transom replace on an old Avanti boat that My wife inherited from her dad. The ply wood was much worse than yours was. But mine sat full of water for several years before we got it and then it sat under water for several days when Hurricane Harvey came through a few months back.
It was quite a job. I had to take the top half of the boat off and completely disassemble everything. I used plywood and fiberglass. I nearly have it ready to put the motor back on and get it hooked back up. I have a short picture show of the first part of it on my channel.

[erickschroeder]

Huge thanks to outdoorsman channel for a great video!! After watching this video I decided to do my 2001 mr pike 17. I chose not to use wood, I was able to get the HDP transom from Lund. I am totally against wood in water. It did cost $600. It came cut to fit and the holes for the splash well drains and the tie down u-bolts were drilled. Perfect fit believe it or not!! Any questions I’d be happy to help. Thanks again to outdoorsman channel for the push!! 👌

[fshkLLR]

im going to have to do this with my 89 hewes craft, this video was a big help, thank you

[russg]

One great feature of tin boats is that transom replacement is a LOT easier than on fiberglass. You can generally gain access by removing screws and rivets so the repaired hull is as good as new. Also the plywood is not epoxied to the hull material. You're generally repairing a boat at least twenty years old and the new transom is going to last another two decades. After that, if the boat is still around, it's somebody else's problem.

[TravisTLK]

Thank you for the vid. I just bought a 1986 Lund Tyee 4.9 from an older guy I know. He took very good care of it, and I got it for a very fair price. I was sweating a bit as I learned the transom should be redone, but had no idea at how involved it would be. This is helping me learn that its doable, and I won't have to spend hundreds of dollars at the marine shop to fix it.

[darrisb]

You will have one issue with that transom. After you installed you have to drill holes into for the motor and other things. Once those holes are drilled and the transom is in place, the wood is exposed at the screws. It would have been best to mark the holes and drill them while the board is out. Then place some water seal inside holes to water proof just encase. Just remember to make sure the holes are sealed every year with some 3m 4200 or something similar. If you do not marine grade or not it will rot the same way the old one did, from the inside out.

[keithterry]

Thanks so much for posting this video. So helpful. I have an '89 Alumacraft with the same issue. It is nice to see a preview of things to come. Couple things I didn't even consider. Thanks again

[TheSagerider]

I have a similar issue with my transom, not really sure how bad it is yet. I have been checking out all the ways to replace the transom and I really like what you have done. I would have used epoxi to seal the wood over Thompson’s Water Seal though but that is just me.Thanks for posting this very nicely done documentation. :)

[brucesanborn]

You did a good job and covered the complete teardown and rebuild! Will outlast both you and me!Maranatha, GREETINGS from Tampa Florida