Starcraft Transom

[Salmon Jim]

G'morning. Was thinking of replacing the transom on my 16ft StarCraft 160SS.Starting to rot upper corners. What is best type of wood to use? Ideas or thoughts?

 

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[jdh]

I've done it on my 17' Lowe, and I used 2 sheets of marine plywood laminated together with West Systems epoxy and sealed completely with the same epoxy.  It will be  a $200-300 to do it.  A lot of older boats seem to have come "new" without sealed transom wood so anything  you do to protect the wood from getting water in it should significantly extend its life.

Also - check out the iboats Stracraft Owners forum.  They'll generally help you out with any questions.

http://forums.iboats.com/forum/owners-groups-by-manufacturer/s/starcraft-boats

[little blue starcraft]

I raised the motor up a little higher a few years ago and this year I plan on replacing the transom on my 160ss. when I get around to the job I am planning on cutting the transom plywood 2.25" higher and making a custom trim cap so that water doesn't splash into the boat as easily when beached or out on the big lake.

[Salmon Jim]

Thanks for the referral. The one thing I was curious about is although the top seems to be plywood, the bottom part of the transom is solid. Have not climbed under there yet but it looks like solid board.

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