Weather permitting, I hope to get some Coosa board core installed this week. Yes, transom demo isn't technical, but it's part of the process, and I thought it was worth documenting, especially for the folks out there who have never done a transom replacement before. Thanks for watching
Another great video, this restoration project speaks clearly of how demanding these endeavors can get specially if you are improvising, it is such a blessing having a channel like this one that can show you on detail a great way to approach all these different challenges throughout this journey, again Captain thanks for sharing, let's go fishing 🎣!
I'm happy to hear that the videos we are making are reaching folks that appreciate what we are doing here in the boat shop! Thanks so much your support and encouragement of the channel!
Hey Cap Joe, Hope your doing well down in Bama! All is good over here in the Philippines. Just showing my support to you. That multi tool is priceless. I sent mine from Texas to the Philippines this last August. It is so great to have it here working. Priceless. I certainly need a vacuum assist sander. I have a makita and B&D here but no vac assist and it makes a mess. My videos are behind as I cover our whole life beachside here not just my boat projects only. I am currently building mini canoes for outriggers on my native boat build. It's really coming along. I will throw you another shout out soon. Take care
Hey man, good to hear from you again! Yep, it's hard to remember how we did this kind of work before multi-tools, that's for sure! I appreciate your support of the channel, and I hope you all are doing well over there in the Beautiful Philippines 🇵🇭!
Ahh, yes! My air hammer is currently out of commission, but that is a great suggestion! Thanks so much for watching all of the way from Beautiful Hawaii!
Make a few wedges out of UHMW, makes coring a transom easier. I make them 12-16” in length, 1-4” wide, and taper them from 1/8” - 1 1/2” (buy 3” block and cut diagonally). Super tough to hammer on and won’t damage the glass. Hammer them between the ply’s to help hold and separate the core material while you’re prying/cutting.
Hi Captain Joe! Wow! That is definitely looking like a serious project! I can't wait to see what interesting tips and advice comes out of it! You are a brave man! Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and techniques with all of us! Take care and all the best from California!🧡
Haha, yep! It's pretty major! We should be able to cover lots of topics on this rebuild for you all. Thanks for your continued support of the channel, and for watching from beautiful California!
The 4 inch angle grinder is the most dangerous tool in the workshop very effective. Though and I can't wait to watch this series because I want a similar boat and there's no way I can pay today's prices. So it's going to have to be used and affordable and sweat equity. It's going to be my best friend
Yes, a 4.5 to 5 inch angle grinder is hard to beat when it comes to material removal, but like all power tools, they can be dangerous to operate. Its always a good idea to wear quality ppe when operating these kind of tools. Thanks for watching!
I'm glad you are enjoying the videos! I'm probably going to be working on the transom over the next few episodes. I don't think I am going to be filling any more holes in the console. We will most likely be reusing the rod holders, and the large holes in the dash, for the instruments and glove box. I did show filling in the speaker holes in a previous console repair video. If you missed that one, you might want to check it out. Maybe it will answer some questions for you. Thanks a bunch for watching and commenting!
All of the videos ive seen on this channel have been great and extremely informative. I wish I would have seen this entire channel before I started my own transom repairs. Tried doing mine from the outside, and i have to say, if i ever have to replace another transom, it will be done from the inside of the boat. The time it takes to watch any of the videos is time well spent!!! Keep up the great informative content 👍
Thank You for the great videos. I check my alerts daily hoping you have posted a new video. Currently working on my transom. Could you discuss importance of leveling and keeping squared when replacing the transom?
Rebuilding a 37 year old Shoalwater Flats boat with the same issues as your project boat. Using the same tools including the demolition bar. Thanks for the encouragement to get past the analysis paralysis. Perfect timing for release of this video.
IT's another Coosa Board Special & I think I'd be springing to buy it since my expensive engine will be hanging on the handy work and I want to see that next time. I saw one transom done & it was a larger boat but the guy used some sort of liquid material that when mixed turned into some super hard stuff & as I recall it hardened pretty quick? I forget all the prep he did but he did pour a material into the transom filling it up. I guess in certain situations one might go that route but I like the Coosa Board more... I like it because you like it = that's good enough for my limited knowledge. You are the expert, Sir.... see you next time & thanks
Yep, the Coosa board is pretty hard to beat in this application! It is my go-to core material of choice for anything structural, especially transoms. Thanks a bunch for watching and commenting!
I have a 1979 Penn Yann that needs stringers. It's a Tunnel Drive and the transom seems solid using the hammer test. You just about have me convinced to start. Initial problem is removing the motor and transmission. The old girl is worth the money it will cost, just hesitant if these old bones are up to the task. Your video's will be beyond valuable if I proceed. Can't thank you enough. By the time I'm done, Fiberglass Warehouse will probably add me to the Christmas Card list.💛
I’ve been so looking forward to this part of the build, amazing the detail you pay to your work ethic, gotta love demolition stage. Thanks Captain Joe and Logan you pair of Champions 🏆👍🇦🇺
Glad your taking the time to share your generations of knowledge and experience. I've done transom replacements, stringers, etc as that was the only way i could afford to boat in my 20s, id talk with my local resin suppliers and outboard mechanics that luckily had some old timers that enjoyed sharing advice and tips. Id buy a turd of a boat with a buddy that was a sweet hull but had some issues, fix it, get the engine running and use it for a year and then sell it off to fund the next slighty cooler hull. Sometimes id steal the outboard off it and slap it on the next hull. Now i got a little keywest 2300 that was repowered and its been good little hull. Every time I see a sweet build i get the itch to start on the next project. That said i know how much work is involved so i choose my projects carefully.
I'm glad you are enjoying the videos, and I appreciate you sharing your experiences with everyone! Boating is a fantastic activity, and repair and restoration work is a great way for folks to be able to do it without spending a fortune on a new boat! Thanks again for watching and commenting!
Love the videos mate!! It’s great being able to watch and learn from an expert in their trade. I’m about to tackle a 17ft Haines Hunter transom rebuild here in Australia and unfortunately I can’t afford to pay someone to do it for me. So your channel is helping me out more than you could imagine. Thanks to you and Logan the cameraman for taking the time to make these videos.
Wow, I appreciatethat! Yes, there are lots of great potential project boats out there that the cost to pay a professional to do the work is just beyond what can be justified. Your Haines Hunter sounds like a great boat, and I wish you all the best! Thanks so much for watching all of the way from Amazing Australia 🇦🇺!
Thanks for all the content as I’m a first timer boat owner with some fiberglass experience. Recently removed the rotting wood from the transom as well and as you mentioned the multi tool works wonders . I’m subscribe and will continue to follow . Great work excellent manner in which you explain everything MUCH APPRECIATED!!
Welcome to the channel! Yep, the multi tool has kinda become one of those must-have shop tools, especially for precision cuts! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Capt Joe fish bump family fabulous video! Looking forward your floor plan layout of the total boat maybe even a in floor fish box or cooler? Thankful for your hard work you have my attention!
Long awaited video 😊😊😊. As always thank you so much for the insight and ideas. Will need to do the exact same job on a boat in a small remote island in southern Japan. Thank you
Hi Joe and Logan, I just can't say just how much I appreciate how much you make it so encouraging for me to have the confidence to take on a 19ft Fairline cruiser at my age, every time I start to get stuck in analysis paralysis you make another fantastic video with Logan and I just want to get out there and get her done, now if you can just can some of your nice hot weather and ship it to Scotland I would very much appreciate it, so thank you again for making these videos, keep on keeping on, your work tips are invaluable.
I'm glad that our videos can help give you that little boost of encouragement to make progress on your Fairline cruiser! We really appreciate you watching all of the way from beautiful Scotland!
I appreciate that! As they say, with knowledge comes power. I hope the videos inspire some folks out there to jump on into their projects and not suffer from "analysis paralysis"!
Fantastic explanation on these projects boat videos. You are absolutely right. Analysis paralysis can certainly stop all progress. I just keep slowly picking away at my boat. Thanks for the tips on replacing a transom. That's coming up for me.
Could you show us how to install the transom drain tube, please? I’m at that stage in my process and want to get it right. I have a brass tube and the crimping tool.
Sure, I would be happy to show you how to install a brass drain tube. Having the crimping tool is a big part of doing it correctly. I can tell you that cutting the tube about 1/8 of an inch longer than the actual full thickness of the transom is what you want to do. Then using a high-quality marine sealant around the tube, something like 3m 5200 or 4200 is the way to go. I hope this helps until I get the video out for you. Thanks for watching!
Really excited to see you get started on the hull proper for this project. The way you always show alternative ways to accomplish a task is invaluable to us aspiring boat builders/rebuilders, keep up the great work!
Love all the content and details that are definitely helpful. Wanted you to know that have been making molds up here in New Hampshire and your help has been awesome! Used what I learned from you to prove to the owner that I can do what others have failed. Thanks again!
I just had a thought Joe, could you make a section where we followers can drop a picture off our boats we are working on, and then if we get stuck we could drop a picture of the problem and you will get a much better idea of the solutions even if you did this in the Patreon I would pay just a thought, no one else on you tube does this I think you would be the first, I hope you can. Jim from Scotland
Thanks for the suggestion Jim! I think Patreon is probably the best way to do something like that currently. Time management is a big thing for me right now, between family, my charter business, and youtube I am already stretched pretty thin. As the channel grows, and watch time goes up, I hope to be able to devote more time to making videos and consulting through patreon. As always, I appreciate you watching and commenting all of the way from Beautiful Scotland!
Thanks, glad you are enjoying the videos! No, I don't plan on raising the transom on this one because I plan on reusing the same motor that it came with. That would definitely be an option though, under different circumstances. Appreciate you watching!
Haha, thanks! The channel originally started as a fishing channel, and as a way to promote our charter business. Fish bump is a play on words, it sounds like Fist bump, which is what we would do after landing a large fish. The channel started growing on the DIY fiberglass, gelcoat, and boatbuilding side of things, and the channel name just stuck!
Joe, Bosch multi does have vacuum adapter and swiss blades, hard to beat, as a grinder again bosch with potentiometer. Sander, my choice is bosch gex 125-150 and mirka deros 5.0 light and ext. powerful. Pozdrav!!
Hi Joe when making a transom how do you calculate the material? i.e if you're fitting more than one outboard engine how do you know how much coosa board to use & how much fibreglass to laminate over it?
Doing my 10th transom since getting into full boat works about 3 years ago. And yes the multi-tool is a pure necessity. This latest one is my day cruiser 25' jet! Getting the old repair removed is being difficult. Seems like there was a lot of layers of glass between the original skin and the wood that stuck really well on about 50% of it. And hardly bonded at all on the rest. I do have a question. For sand/grinding in a big area many like you use a fesstool that looks a lot like the forced rotation polisher at HF. Im not doing this for a living but am making side money that helps me restore my own hulls. Any chance you know if that hf tool is similar? $600 vs 120 is real!
Cool, thanks for sharing your experiences with the channel! I haven't personally ran the Hf version of this sander, but I do understand cost vs benefits for sure! Festool makes a great product, and I try to run the best equipment I can afford, but if you aren't doing this kind of work everyday, it may not be worth it to you. I hope this helps,and I appreciate you watching!
So I am a little confused. Is the plywood there as a reinforcement to build strength after it came out of the mold? I assume that was the cheaper option when it was built instead of adding multiple layers of glass in the mold? I'm questioning my transom now..
Yes, almost all boat transoms have either plywood or some type of synthetic core material as a reinforcement. It's pretty common for the plywood core to go bad after a number of years in service. I'm glad you are enjoying the videos and I appreciate you watching!
In engineering terms, strength is increase greatly by thickness. It is an exponential increase in strength. Wood is a cheaper, strong filler material that helps the overall strength quickly. But as you can see, wood has its limitations.
What adapter/backing pad do you use for the dewalt angle grinder to connect the 24g sand paper. Hope that makes sense. I’m grinding the gel coat off my deck and using a 40 grit flap disk. Works good but does not last very long. Is the flap disc the best option. Lot of grinding 😅
Yep, it's on the same level as gasoline and acetone. Pretty much every chemical we work with needs to be treated with care, and caution. Thanks for watching!
I don't have any idea why that's happening,and I hope that it's not happening to other viewers! Maybe you could make sure that your notification bell is on, and giving the likes or 👍 thumbs up on the videos will help keep our videos in your feed. Thanks for letting me know about this, and I truly appreciate you watching!
Great work. Bless the camera man….tough job.
Thanks, I'm glad you are enjoying the videos, and I will be sure to tell my Son that you appreciate his camera work!
Love the tips. Great video.
Wow, thanks so much! I'm glad you are enjoying the channel, and I appreciate you watching and commenting!
Currently elbow deep in a transom, looking forward to detailed videos of how you put it all back together.
Demo is the easy part lol
Weather permitting, I hope to get some Coosa board core installed this week. Yes, transom demo isn't technical, but it's part of the process, and I thought it was worth documenting, especially for the folks out there who have never done a transom replacement before. Thanks for watching
Yeah, that's a real project boat. Nasty rotted wood and all. Great job! Thanks for the video.
Haha, yep, it's pretty rough! I think a boat like this will help answer a lot of questions for you folks out there watching though!
Another great video, this restoration project speaks clearly of how demanding these endeavors can get specially if you are improvising, it is such a blessing having a channel like this one that can show you on detail a great way to approach all these different challenges throughout this journey, again Captain thanks for sharing, let's go fishing 🎣!
I'm happy to hear that the videos we are making are reaching folks that appreciate what we are doing here in the boat shop! Thanks so much your support and encouragement of the channel!
The person who ultimately ends up owning this boat when it’s done will be one lucky guy!!
Yep, it's going to be a solid boat for someone out there! Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Maybe the cameraman??
@@ericvr.8475no comment hahaha
Hey Cap Joe, Hope your doing well down in Bama! All is good over here in the Philippines. Just showing my support to you. That multi tool is priceless. I sent mine from Texas to the Philippines this last August. It is so great to have it here working. Priceless. I certainly need a vacuum assist sander. I have a makita and B&D here but no vac assist and it makes a mess. My videos are behind as I cover our whole life beachside here not just my boat projects only. I am currently building mini canoes for outriggers on my native boat build. It's really coming along. I will throw you another shout out soon. Take care
Hey man, good to hear from you again! Yep, it's hard to remember how we did this kind of work before multi-tools, that's for sure! I appreciate your support of the channel, and I hope you all are doing well over there in the Beautiful Philippines 🇵🇭!
Analysis paralysis 👍also I use an air chisel when I get desperate - the demolition bar is king when you get serious !!
Ahhh, yes, an air chisel is a very good tool for demo work as well! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hard work, but I'm sure the final result will be amazing. Cheers.
Thanks, I appreciate you watching!
An air hammer with a chisel bit or ball joint bit works wonders! Try it next time! 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾 Aloha from Hawaii
Ahh, yes! My air hammer is currently out of commission, but that is a great suggestion! Thanks so much for watching all of the way from Beautiful Hawaii!
Make a few wedges out of UHMW, makes coring a transom easier. I make them 12-16” in length, 1-4” wide, and taper them from 1/8” - 1 1/2” (buy 3” block and cut diagonally). Super tough to hammer on and won’t damage the glass. Hammer them between the ply’s to help hold and separate the core material while you’re prying/cutting.
Thanks for the suggestions,and for watching!
Hi Captain Joe!
Wow! That is definitely looking like a serious project! I can't wait to see what interesting tips and advice comes out of it! You are a brave man! Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and techniques with all of us!
Take care and all the best from California!🧡
Haha, yep! It's pretty major! We should be able to cover lots of topics on this rebuild for you all. Thanks for your continued support of the channel, and for watching from beautiful California!
The 4 inch angle grinder is the most dangerous tool in the workshop very effective. Though and I can't wait to watch this series because I want a similar boat and there's no way I can pay today's prices. So it's going to have to be used and affordable and sweat equity. It's going to be my best friend
Yes, a 4.5 to 5 inch angle grinder is hard to beat when it comes to material removal, but like all power tools, they can be dangerous to operate. Its always a good idea to wear quality ppe when operating these kind of tools. Thanks for watching!
The transom part is great ... hoping you show plugging those big round holes in the console when you get back over there. Thanks for everything!
I'm glad you are enjoying the videos! I'm probably going to be working on the transom over the next few episodes. I don't think I am going to be filling any more holes in the console. We will most likely be reusing the rod holders, and the large holes in the dash, for the instruments and glove box. I did show filling in the speaker holes in a previous console repair video. If you missed that one, you might want to check it out. Maybe it will answer some questions for you. Thanks a bunch for watching and commenting!
All of the videos ive seen on this channel have been great and extremely informative. I wish I would have seen this entire channel before I started my own transom repairs. Tried doing mine from the outside, and i have to say, if i ever have to replace another transom, it will be done from the inside of the boat. The time it takes to watch any of the videos is time well spent!!! Keep up the great informative content 👍
Wow, thank you! I'm glad you are finding some good value in the videos, and I appreciate you watching and commenting!
This type of glass work is exactly why I got out of composites prototyping. Great advice as usual!
I hear ya! Thanks for watching and commenting!
What a job! So much work. Your skills are amazing to watch. That looks very intimidating to me, and again, you make it look easy😊.
Thank you very much! I appreciate the kind words!
Thank You for the great videos. I check my alerts daily hoping you have posted a new video. Currently working on my transom. Could you discuss importance of leveling and keeping squared when replacing the transom?
I'm glad you are enjoying the videos, and thanks for watching!
Surgical demolition work! Lot of precision with these big tools.
Haha, yep! Thanks for watching!
Rebuilding a 37 year old Shoalwater Flats boat with the same issues as your project boat. Using the same tools including the demolition bar. Thanks for the encouragement to get past the analysis paralysis. Perfect timing for release of this video.
Very cool! The Shoalwater sounds like a great project boat! Thanks so much for watching and commenting
IT's another Coosa Board Special & I think I'd be springing to buy it since my expensive engine will be hanging on the handy work
and I want to see that next time. I saw one transom done & it was a larger boat but the guy used some sort of liquid material that
when mixed turned into some super hard stuff & as I recall it hardened pretty quick? I forget all the prep he did but he did pour a
material into the transom filling it up. I guess in certain situations one might go that route but I like the Coosa Board more...
I like it because you like it = that's good enough for my limited knowledge. You are the expert, Sir.... see you next time & thanks
Yep, the Coosa board is pretty hard to beat in this application! It is my go-to core material of choice for anything structural, especially transoms. Thanks a bunch for watching and commenting!
I have a 1979 Penn Yann that needs stringers. It's a Tunnel Drive and the transom seems solid using the hammer test. You just about have me convinced to start. Initial problem is removing the motor and transmission. The old girl is worth the money it will cost, just hesitant if these old bones are up to the task. Your video's will be beyond valuable if I proceed. Can't thank you enough. By the time I'm done, Fiberglass Warehouse will probably add me to the Christmas Card list.💛
Your Penn Yann sounds like a great project boat, thanks for watching and commenting!
I’ve been so looking forward to this part of the build, amazing the detail you pay to your work ethic, gotta love demolition stage. Thanks Captain Joe and Logan you pair of Champions 🏆👍🇦🇺
Dave , nicely said. 😎
I really appreciate your comment, thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Glad your taking the time to share your generations of knowledge and experience. I've done transom replacements, stringers, etc as that was the only way i could afford to boat in my 20s, id talk with my local resin suppliers and outboard mechanics that luckily had some old timers that enjoyed sharing advice and tips. Id buy a turd of a boat with a buddy that was a sweet hull but had some issues, fix it, get the engine running and use it for a year and then sell it off to fund the next slighty cooler hull. Sometimes id steal the outboard off it and slap it on the next hull. Now i got a little keywest 2300 that was repowered and its been good little hull. Every time I see a sweet build i get the itch to start on the next project. That said i know how much work is involved so i choose my projects carefully.
I'm glad you are enjoying the videos, and I appreciate you sharing your experiences with everyone! Boating is a fantastic activity, and repair and restoration work is a great way for folks to be able to do it without spending a fortune on a new boat! Thanks again for watching and commenting!
Love the videos mate!! It’s great being able to watch and learn from an expert in their trade. I’m about to tackle a 17ft Haines Hunter transom rebuild here in Australia and unfortunately I can’t afford to pay someone to do it for me. So your channel is helping me out more than you could imagine. Thanks to you and Logan the cameraman for taking the time to make these videos.
Wow, I appreciatethat! Yes, there are lots of great potential project boats out there that the cost to pay a professional to do the work is just beyond what can be justified. Your Haines Hunter sounds like a great boat, and I wish you all the best! Thanks so much for watching all of the way from Amazing Australia 🇦🇺!
Thanks for all the content as I’m a first timer boat owner with some fiberglass experience. Recently removed the rotting wood from the transom as well and as you mentioned the multi tool works wonders . I’m subscribe and will continue to follow . Great work excellent manner in which you explain everything MUCH APPRECIATED!!
Welcome to the channel! Yep, the multi tool has kinda become one of those must-have shop tools, especially for precision cuts! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Capt Joe fish bump family fabulous video! Looking forward your floor plan layout of the total boat maybe even a in floor fish box or cooler? Thankful for your hard work you have my attention!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video! I sure do appreciate you watching and commenting!
Long awaited video 😊😊😊. As always thank you so much for the insight and ideas. Will need to do the exact same job on a boat in a small remote island in southern Japan. Thank you
Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching all of the way from the Amazing country of Japan!
Hi Joe and Logan, I just can't say just how much I appreciate how much you make it so encouraging for me to have the confidence to take on a 19ft Fairline cruiser at my age, every time I start to get stuck in analysis paralysis you make another fantastic video with Logan and I just want to get out there and get her done, now if you can just can some of your nice hot weather and ship it to Scotland I would very much appreciate it, so thank you again for making these videos, keep on keeping on, your work tips are invaluable.
I'm glad that our videos can help give you that little boost of encouragement to make progress on your Fairline cruiser! We really appreciate you watching all of the way from beautiful Scotland!
I love it, you're definitely not afraid of a project! Appreciate the videos, thanks👍
I appreciate that! As they say, with knowledge comes power. I hope the videos inspire some folks out there to jump on into their projects and not suffer from "analysis paralysis"!
Fantastic explanation on these projects boat videos. You are absolutely right. Analysis paralysis can certainly stop all progress. I just keep slowly picking away at my boat.
Thanks for the tips on replacing a transom. That's coming up for me.
Glad you like them! Yep, analysis paralysis can be a real project killer! Thanks so much for watching and commenting
Thank you Captain Joe and Logan for another very good video.
Our pleasure! Glad you are enjoying the channel!
Could you show us how to install the transom drain tube, please? I’m at that stage in my process and want to get it right. I have a brass tube and the crimping tool.
Sure, I would be happy to show you how to install a brass drain tube. Having the crimping tool is a big part of doing it correctly. I can tell you that cutting the tube about 1/8 of an inch longer than the actual full thickness of the transom is what you want to do. Then using a high-quality marine sealant around the tube, something like 3m 5200 or 4200 is the way to go. I hope this helps until I get the video out for you. Thanks for watching!
Really excited to see you get started on the hull proper for this project. The way you always show alternative ways to accomplish a task is invaluable to us aspiring boat builders/rebuilders, keep up the great work!
Thanks a bunch! I appreciate your support, and positive feedback for the channel!
Love all the content and details that are definitely helpful. Wanted you to know that have been making molds up here in New Hampshire and your help has been awesome! Used what I learned from you to prove to the owner that I can do what others have failed. Thanks again!
That is awesome! I'm glad that the channel is helping you accomplish things that weren't possible before! Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Great work , thanks for all the tips for us Diyers ,i'm looking forward to see how it all goes back together ,cheers
Thanks so much! I'm glad the DIY boating community is finding value in our videos!
Excited to learn new tips from this serie!
Thanks! I appreciate you watching and commenting!
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching!
I just had a thought Joe, could you make a section where we followers can drop a picture off our boats we are working on, and then if we get stuck we could drop a picture of the problem and you will get a much better idea of the solutions even if you did this in the Patreon I would pay just a thought, no one else on you tube does this I think you would be the first, I hope you can. Jim from Scotland
Thanks for the suggestion Jim! I think Patreon is probably the best way to do something like that currently. Time management is a big thing for me right now, between family, my charter business, and youtube I am already stretched pretty thin. As the channel grows, and watch time goes up, I hope to be able to devote more time to making videos and consulting through patreon. As always, I appreciate you watching and commenting all of the way from Beautiful Scotland!
That is a lot of work, thanks for the video.
Haha, yep, it sure is! It's going to be a fine boat for somebody when we get her all put back together. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Awesome video as always. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! Will do!
Great video Joe, are you considering raising the transom? I know if was an offshore boat that would make sense.
Thanks, glad you are enjoying the videos! No, I don't plan on raising the transom on this one because I plan on reusing the same motor that it came with. That would definitely be an option though, under different circumstances. Appreciate you watching!
Good Stuff Guys!
Thank you very much!
Love the channel ! Just catching up on all the episodes.
What the heck is a Fish Bump?
Haha, thanks! The channel originally started as a fishing channel, and as a way to promote our charter business. Fish bump is a play on words, it sounds like Fist bump, which is what we would do after landing a large fish. The channel started growing on the DIY fiberglass, gelcoat, and boatbuilding side of things, and the channel name just stuck!
Yes.😊
Thank you!
Joe, Bosch multi does have vacuum adapter and swiss blades, hard to beat, as a grinder again bosch with potentiometer. Sander, my choice is bosch gex 125-150 and mirka deros 5.0 light and ext. powerful. Pozdrav!!
Thanks for the info on the tools that you prefer to work with! I appreciate you watching and sharing your experience with the channel!
After doing a couple I pull the chainsaw out first now. And they also make a 4" chain saw blade for a grinder. I'm to inpatient 😅
Haha, now that's a pretty heavy-duty tool for transom demo! Hey, if it works for you, then go for it!
@@FishBumpTV It works good to hog it out especially down in the corners!
Hi Joe when making a transom how do you calculate the material? i.e if you're fitting more than one outboard engine how do you know how much coosa board to use & how much fibreglass to laminate over it?
Doing my 10th transom since getting into full boat works about 3 years ago. And yes the multi-tool is a pure necessity.
This latest one is my day cruiser 25' jet! Getting the old repair removed is being difficult. Seems like there was a lot of layers of glass between the original skin and the wood that stuck really well on about 50% of it. And hardly bonded at all on the rest.
I do have a question. For sand/grinding in a big area many like you use a fesstool that looks a lot like the forced rotation polisher at HF. Im not doing this for a living but am making side money that helps me restore my own hulls. Any chance you know if that hf tool is similar? $600 vs 120 is real!
Cool, thanks for sharing your experiences with the channel! I haven't personally ran the Hf version of this sander, but I do understand cost vs benefits for sure! Festool makes a great product, and I try to run the best equipment I can afford, but if you aren't doing this kind of work everyday, it may not be worth it to you. I hope this helps,and I appreciate you watching!
So I am a little confused. Is the plywood there as a reinforcement to build strength after it came out of the mold? I assume that was the cheaper option when it was built instead of adding multiple layers of glass in the mold? I'm questioning my transom now..
Yes, almost all boat transoms have either plywood or some type of synthetic core material as a reinforcement. It's pretty common for the plywood core to go bad after a number of years in service. I'm glad you are enjoying the videos and I appreciate you watching!
@ I’ll need to look at mine closer. Shows no signs like you mentioned in the video but haven’t done a tap test.
In engineering terms, strength is increase greatly by thickness. It is an exponential increase in strength. Wood is a cheaper, strong filler material that helps the overall strength quickly. But as you can see, wood has its limitations.
What adapter/backing pad do you use for the dewalt angle grinder to connect the 24g sand paper.
Hope that makes sense.
I’m grinding the gel coat off my deck and using a 40 grit flap disk. Works good but does not last very long. Is the flap disc the best option. Lot of grinding 😅
You can use a standard grinding wheel or cutting wheel(for backing),. or You can find a specific purpose backing wheel at the box stores or Harbor.
I think it is a Gator brand backing pad. I will try to put a link up for it below the videos description. Thanks for watching and commenting!
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Thank you!!
What is your opinion of the pour in transom liquids?
And carb and choke cleaner or brake cleaner is extremely flammable, so please let it all evaporate before you use any electric tools around it
Yep, it's on the same level as gasoline and acetone. Pretty much every chemical we work with needs to be treated with care, and caution. Thanks for watching!
Guess it wasn't as bad as you thought?
The transom definitely needed replacement, but it's not the worst one I have ever seen. Thanks for watching!
I don’t know what going on but utube stop showing me your videos now I’m way behind
I don't have any idea why that's happening,and I hope that it's not happening to other viewers! Maybe you could make sure that your notification bell is on, and giving the likes or 👍 thumbs up on the videos will help keep our videos in your feed. Thanks for letting me know about this, and I truly appreciate you watching!