Posted By: ozcat4
Transom Trouble - 02/16/05 07:59 AM
Hi,
Last weekend I was backing my Hobbie 16 down the boat ramp when my rudder locking device gave way and because the hulls were incorrectly positioned on the trailer the rudders hit the dirt. As I continued down the ramp, one of the transoms was levered out of the hull which ruined a long anticipated weekend of sailing.
Just wondering if anyone has had any experience in this sort of repair.
There appears to be a fairly thin fibreglass template for the rudder gutcheon bolts to line up with ( which is still intact) then a waterproof plywood layer and a black matrix material followed by the fibreglass outer skin.The ply/matrix/ outer skin have been bonded together and I've removed this due to the damage.
If anyone has done this repair I'd really like to know where to start.
Thanks heaps
ozcat4
Last weekend I was backing my Hobbie 16 down the boat ramp when my rudder locking device gave way and because the hulls were incorrectly positioned on the trailer the rudders hit the dirt. As I continued down the ramp, one of the transoms was levered out of the hull which ruined a long anticipated weekend of sailing.
Just wondering if anyone has had any experience in this sort of repair.
There appears to be a fairly thin fibreglass template for the rudder gutcheon bolts to line up with ( which is still intact) then a waterproof plywood layer and a black matrix material followed by the fibreglass outer skin.The ply/matrix/ outer skin have been bonded together and I've removed this due to the damage.
If anyone has done this repair I'd really like to know where to start.
Thanks heaps
ozcat4