SNSTER

I'm working on restoring my 1984 24' Jaws SS. The transom was rotten so I have it out now and am getting ready to rebuild. Curious what products and method you guys use for this. Any help would appreciated. Thanks

D.J.

TylerBurich

Since you won't upgrade your membership I will take care of this.

innerrage

talk to glassdave or pm him,he knows his boats and the best material for any job.

rchevelle71

I would use a decent marine grade plywood, 1708 glass, and poly or vinylester resin. I used poly on mine. Here is a few pics, including the finished product........

SNSTER

Thanks for the input guys. I was kind of hoping Dave would chime in. Also anybody know how thick the transom needs to be for a Bravo 1 drive? Changing over from a volvo

glassdave

Transom thickness is aprox 2.25 to 2.5 inches. Material wise i prefer Vinylester and 1708, the benefits of the VE are worth the extra couple bucks. If you are looking for a race layup three layers of half inch can be used instead of the normal two layers of three quarter. Heres an illustration i did for my upcoming book

I'll check in more often, keep forgetting we have this new section on the board

innerrage

some of the volvos are stronger than the bravo,but parts are few to find

SNSTER

So is vinylester the mat and 1708 the resin? Sorry for the simple questions but am new to this.

rchevelle71

Opposite, VE is the resin, 1708 is the biax fabric/mat

SNSTER

Gotcha. Thanks