Increasing transom height
Submitted by Ashen on Mon, 2017-01-23 11:51
Hi guys.
Anyone know roughly how much it'll cost to increase transom height? My boat currently takes 20" outboards but most late model 140hp-175hp are 25" legs. There's a notch in the middle of the boat where the outboard is mounted, which is about 150mm lower than the rest of the transom. So, I don't need to increase the whole transom, just the notch. The dimensions of the notch/gap (whatever is called) is 740mm wide and 150mm high
Is it DIY-able?
Also, peoples thoughts on using jack plates? The Americans seem to love it..
____________________________________________________________________________
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
dodgy
Posts: 4563
Date Joined: 01/02/10
Could probably put a jacking
Could probably put a jacking plate on. Be easier
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Ashen
Posts: 1042
Date Joined: 22/03/13
Jack plate
Haha, edited my post about using jack plates as you were replying.
Yeah, I was thinking about using them if they're more cost effective than physically increasing the actual transom.
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
Paul H
Posts: 2104
Date Joined: 18/01/07
Certainly do-able - has been
Certainly do-able - has been covered in one of Jeff Websters boating mags/booklets - had a look and can't find the one - in basic terms it involved screwing in a wooden insert and then glassing it over - will keep looking
Youtube Channel - FishOnLine Productions
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbUVNa-ViyGm_FTDSv4Nqzg/videos
Ashen
Posts: 1042
Date Joined: 22/03/13
Screwing wooden insert
Paul, when you say "screwing in wooden insert", I'm assuming its using stainless steel screws to screw "down" the wood into the transom, to fill the notch/gap? Then, glass over? Sounds easy as!
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
bradz
Posts: 693
Date Joined: 29/10/07
Construction
Is the boat fibreglass or ali? Either way it will be a reasonable easy exercise.
If it is fibreglass, call Greg from GT fibreglass. I am sure he will give you a quick run through over the phone on how to do it. Should probably only need a small amount of marine ply laminated to the correct thickness (or just the right size piece of jarrah) and a reasonably small amount of glass and resin. Probably less than $100. He may also suprise you with a price for him to do it for you.
If its Ali, and you can weld...probably easier again.
I did then the best that I knew how. When I knew better, I did better.
Ashen
Posts: 1042
Date Joined: 22/03/13
Awesome
Thanks for the input, guys! The boat is glass (penguin huntress). The Transom is still rock solid and thick as!
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
beeroclock
Posts: 733
Date Joined: 22/08/12
Definitely give Greg at GT fibeglass a call
he replaced my entire transom with a new higher one great job great price
Travisd
Posts: 315
Date Joined: 07/05/11
+1 for Greg
he raised my 20 inch to a 25" when I repowered to a bigger motor just what you are doing
did a nice job
Baron Sportsman
Just the depth that Varies
Ashen
Posts: 1042
Date Joined: 22/03/13
Thanks
Will give Greg a call and take it from there. Thanks guys!
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
dodgy
Posts: 4563
Date Joined: 01/02/10
Saw a cast bracket on fb for
Saw a cast bracket on fb for $200. Would do the job as a straight bolt on. On the haines classifieds page.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?