Many thanks on checking transom failure indicators. Especially the stress crack! Saved many of us from an Expensive repair! Respect! Sir.

Wish I had watched this before I purchased my first boat a few months back. I mean I knew it was going to be a project boat but the one item I didn't want to have done is the transom. After seeing this tutorial it's glaringly obvious that it had transom issues. I know it can be fixed but was hoping to have it on the water a bit sooner rather than later. I'll definitely be looking through your videos for tips on repair.

Thanks for the info, I'm going to look at a 1994 nitro 170dc tomorrow and I will definitely be using some of these suggestions to test the transom!

Thanks for the info! I’ve been looking for a boat and this is excellent knowledge to have!

Thanks for the info, good video. I’ve bought 5 boats over the years and have never given this a thought.

Definitely saved me from a bad purchase after finding that same stress crack❗ Thanks 👍

Love your champion. A transom can be fixed. Finding an ol champ regardless of transom issues is rare. Like an old classic, buy it, fix it, enjoy it so the rest of us can have the pleasure of seeing these old boats still on the waters. Great video and tips!

Thanks for the tips! Have a blessed day!

My 1985 garage-stored Champion 184 has original transom. Boat dealers did reseal the four transom mounting bolts two separate times, (1) different motor, (2) add jack plate/steering cables needed replaced. Champ has been to boat fiberglass repair shops four times over 37-years for different impacts, but not one transom problem.

Going to look at a 1991 procraft 20ft bass boat, glad I came across this vid!

Thank you very much for sharing this valuable information!

Thanks for the overview. Helpful tips

Shoulda mentioned the potential repair cost, like say on the boat in the video. Unfortunately I had the pleasure of doing so late 90's on a 79 Glastron Bass Boat. Dam near 5K even back then ! Good video ! Gonna check out your others!

Thanks for the video. Much appreciated.

Great info thanks man.

Used boats are the scariest purchase you can make. Be wide awake and very suspicious of any used boat. They are not all as obvious as this one.

Great video l, well done 👏 ✔

I bought a 1000$ boat next day brought it to the water and it works great :)

Good video thanks

Thanks buddy.

Most boat tanks won't gravity drain, unless the valve on the pickup tube has failed or been removed. I've never heard someone advocating to drain the tank for working on stuff, it's totally needless and probably adds more hazards than it prevents.

Thanks for the info Im looking at a 84 glass stream 15 ' for 1000 .00

Yap very good eye to see or just pay attention.

Many years ago i had a 1972 MFG center console boat. Foam was water logged i pulled it all out. Even cut out the front deck riser. Im sure the transom was junk. I used it for years and it was fine.

cool video, thank you for the inf provided

Good Info

Only a real scumbag would try to sell a boat with a bad transom without disclosing it.

i would think that something other than wood if I were engineering, building or repairing a transom. Like maybe aluminum?

what do think oof the 1996 fisher hawk special ?

Did you mention grab the motor and push and pull up and down and look for movement.

Wish i saw this before I bought my boat.....I have the stress crack near the base of the transom just like this boat has. The transom doesnt visibly flex but I have a bad feeling about it.

Can it be replaced??to new

Looking at a 95 Ranger now

Don’t bounce on the bottom of the outboard because you will break the Hall and if you break it you bought it. I had an 15 year old nitro 1995 bass boats Where the transom had become so soft, I thought that I could push my thumb through it if I tried. I took the motor off, and the transom was completely delaminated from the bolt holes that held the engine on down to the bottom. I thought that I might as well try and fix it before junking the boat. I bought an aluminum plate that was bent at ninety degrees so tat it would sit over the top of the transom and cover the back on the outside and a rectangle plate for the inside then drilled bolt holes through it . I mixed up the fiberglass and poured it into the delaminate transom and them put the plates on and used the bolts to pull it back together. The next day I removed the bolts and reinstalled the motor with the plates still in place. Ten years later I had to replace the jack-plate and the transom was still solid. I sold the boat last year after explaining everything to the buyer. It was cheap and will probably last him a long time.

Is there a future transom repair video? Even if it's outsourced.

Psa knock on the trasom if it sound hard it hard if it sound hollow it no good then shave the motor

THANK U

I'm very new to boats don't currently own one. What am I supposed to do if I bounce the motor and it falls off 🤔

Another quick way that works is to remove one or more of the screws that typically hold transducer cable etc on transom. If water starts dripping or seeping out it’s likely toast

So is this boat being used still or will it be fixed ? Like was it ok or totally gone ? I have a 98 champion and I dont have a splash well and mine was sealed when I bought it and over 4 years it finally lost seal and I should of redone it when I bought it but the last owner did a ok job at sealing but not like I would. Anyways I noticed a little bit of water comming out from being the jack plate where caulk was. So I took the top cap off and it was pretty much sealed . I kept digging taking the bolts out and I never had water come out of any hole but I could tell there was a tiny bit of moisture . I have no cracks or no flex it all sounds the same with a hammer nice and solid. But I just wonder how good it really is. I decided to put heat lamps on it for a few weeks and im gonna seal it up again and keep going. Mine didn't ever look like the boat your showing but I know it dosnt take much of a hole for water to get it . After taking the bolts out sitting there no water has came out its just like behind the silicone where he went around the jackplate. And mabe its just dirty behind the silicone and water is behind there dripping because its trapped a little. Wish me luck and i would love to see what u did with the boat in the video.

Great job. Now lets hope everyone buying a boat see's it. BEFORE said purchase. Must see min of 3 to a Dozen each week on a boat forum I frequent..... Hey I just got great deal or I got free boat OR I just paid $20K for this boat and i think something is wrong.....

Out of curiosity . What is your plan for repairing the transom?

For anyone wondering if a 1988 galaxy. Old people owned it since day 1 so I have paperwork for everything.

Fill it !! Transom fill

Fact is however that a bad transom isnt the end of the world for a boat. And if it was you wouldnt have bought this one. Yes its best to realize it before you actually buy the boat so that the price can be negotiated accordingly.

do we need video about termites?

You gonna try to replace the transom on it?

There really is an easy way to fix a transom, with out having to remove the transom

I’m 6’4”-315 lbs. if I jumped up and down on someone’s motor while looking at it, they’d probably shoot me. Lol

Just buy an all coposit fiberglass u won't have to worry bout the transom

People and their freakin silicon!

Why do they still put plywood in fiberglass boats ? I know, I know, it's cheap.

Silicone on boats is a no no. Nothing sticks to silicone, not even silicone.

Planes and boats, your buying the motor. You get the rest of for free

There is some good info you are providing, but also a bad piece of advice to be telling to perspective new boat owner. I mean, honestly, If I was ever selling my boat and someone started to jump on my lower unit.... that wouldn't end well at all. Would you really just let someone just bounce around on the lower unit of your bass boat, like seriously? If someone doesnt know what they are looking at then probably just advise tht they do the right thing and take it to a marine shop to have it professionally inspected, just like you would likely do with a car. I am very confident in the transom of my Skeeter, but nobody is jumping on the lower unit without buying the boat first, then they can abuse it all they want!

Buy a moister meter saves alot of bs

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