Water in transom
craigswardmtb
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So a buddy of mine has a 2005 270 and he was replacing a trim tab and removed screws only to have water drain out of one hole for a second or two, and then another screw hole dribbled minor traces of water for a short period of time. What do you all recommend for the best way to address this? I'm not sure how these transoms are laid up so I'm curious how far the water intrusion may have gotten.
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My culprit ended up being a crack in the fiberglass that I didn't see because it was covered by the bottompaint. Probably there for a couple years and the water built up. I drilled a hole and drained the water and let it sit for a month and then it passed a moisture meter.
First thing I would do is get my hands on a moisture meter and do some testing. And go from there. Depending on how bad the transom is, he could have transom rot which is bad because the rot just spreads like cancer in the plywood. Might be looking at a transom job
2007 280 Rinker Express 6.2L B3
Initially, I called Rinker and they sent me to the Chicago Rinker dealer and they said that what they do is to drill a couple of holes in the transom, bag the transom and put it under vacuum for several days and that would take care of any possible issues. I towed the boat to them and after them doing nothing with the boat for 3 weeks, I then called our forum Rinker expert at his shop to get his opinion and he certainly put my mind at ease - he told me he seriously doubted that I had an issue and went on to explain about the transom wood used by Rinker, etc. and I'm good with that. I guess only time will tell.