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Hey guys well today on me first voyage on me 1977 savage avenger. I came across a larger cruiser type boat that was stock on rocks, the water was pretty rough and I idled over to where they were as they were screaming out. Tries towing them out but it was so shallow and my boat ended up smashing down on the leg really hard and I've cracked each side of my transom. Plus put a nice chip in my hull from a rock. I don't want to get a new transom as it would be worth more than the boat. It drove fine for the half he trip back except for taking a lil water from where the rock got us. The transoms not loose but it does flex a tiny bit. Your oppinions. I am wanting to get a large 5mm alloy backing plate And cover most of the outside and then do the same on the inside and maybe even attach it to my ski pole on the deck for extra Strength? I'm trying to do this cheaply as a new one would cost thousands.
I have no worries the boat would run fine as it but I'm also sure it's been severely weakened. Thanks
Very interesting option . . I have a 1978 v 150 naughtiglass , just drilled some holes in the transom and found the timber not as solid as I like,
and like you said bigg dollars for replacement, bummer about yours coppin it , you'd think Carma would've been on your side for tying to help ,.
Thats no good at all, rotten luck. The best I can think of is doing the cutting and prep on the transom yourself then getting a pro to finish it off. It would be a matter of finding a friendly glass guy and going from there under his supervision.
Well this is what I plan to do and if it gets worse ill do it properly as the boats all good apart from this. Sorry for my lack of boat terms. I'm gonna get a big plate and cut it at the top so it fold over where the motor sits on. The. Do the same on the Inside I know it's a much smaller area. Anyway where the motor gets bolted through I'll run another plate on the inside to each bolt and fab up a mount with a bolt so I tension it up to my ski pole. Ski pole is very securely mounted to the floor. I figure it should cost me about $200 in materials. If it works well I'm happy and if it cracks worse atleast I tried. I'm very handy with my tools rebuild motors ect but very new to boats. Btw the outboard is a 84 merc blueband freshly rebuilt power head and gearbox and new coils and leads so it's in top shape.
Unfortunately zac, if your transom is rotten -what you propose will just be a band aid solution and you'll find the transom will get worse under the plate and possibly result in a catastrophic failure (like sinking)
Fix it properly the first time - cant beat that peace of mind............
Hey mate I dont think my transoms rotten it was solid before I had the big hit. Im sure it has patches though as it is 35yr old but its in good shape like none of them lil fibreglass cracks you get and the floors solid as a rock. I guess this is more of a brace. Anyhow I am going to call a few places to Tomorow and see how much it will cost me. Dnt mind paying 2g as I plan to keep the boat. She's only 14ft and handles like a mule in the rough but it flies in the lake with the 90hp
Wow, you're keen.. $1400 spent on doing up a blueband isn't the usual... They're not known for their long term reliability, but personally, I love the 'nearly' classic look of them. That said, I wonder how many modern motors you'll still see running in 30+ years?
2g should see you with a new transom I'd think.. Best taking the boat to a professional and have them look over it and give you informed advice. May as well get the stringers checked out whilst the transom is getting done too... It's really not worth half arsing it, not with something as potentially dangerous as a boat sinking. Not to mention if the 'at home' repair suffers a catastrophic failure then you're going to lose that motor at the least, the whole package at the worst. Without insurance (good luck getting insurance on an old boat with a patched together transom) that is a lot to risk, not even taking into account the safety of those you have on board.
Can you throw up some photos of the boat? I'm really interested to see it.
Well when I bought the motor I had a receipt for $4000 for a complete rebuild for it and the gearbox was only ment to be $600 but blew out to $1100 so I thought ahwell new coils and leads and I also done the carbys nothing else can go wrong really haha
Just been doing a little reading.. You should get a healthy chunk of change from 2g to have a transom properly re-done. Googled some pictures of that model boat too. I like them a lot.. Bit of a closet classic savage fan myself. I very very nearly bought a Savage Envoy back in 2008, but a potentially dodgy transom put me off. In hindsight for the price of the package I could have knocked $500 of the asking, had the transom replaced and would have had a nice little boat.
Hi Zac, just remember at the end of the day mate you are the skipper of the boat and if you have someone in the boat or skiing with the transom patched up, all liability falls back on you mate..
2g for a new transom is some $$ to spend but how much is a solicitor for a court case..
just saying mate thats all..
pice of mind mate,,, first expenses is the last expenses if done right..
Zac, having just had a complete transom replacement (albeit aluminium but impressions remain the same) I can only highly recommend you take the boat to two or three boat builders just to get their advice and a quote - cost for this is nothing but your time and the advice they will pass onto you will be invaluable in your final decision.
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I very very nearly bought a Savage Envoy back in 2008, but a potentially dodgy transom put me off. In hindsight for the price of the package I could have knocked $500 of the asking, had the transom replaced and would have had a nice little boat.
