#3 Dirt CHEAP !! Boat Transom Repair

[@gmccracken01]

That looks like an excellent job! I need to redo my aluminum boat transom one of these days.. Thanks for showing all of the details!

[@kentuckyyankee]

@@gmccracken01 How have you been?

[@earlywhiskey1847]

The wood will rot where you drilled the bolt holes in the bottom of the transom through the aluminum unless you seal the whole replacement piece you put in. It will work until it doesn’t.😅

[@TiffanyBerg-yd8hz]

Amazing job. Thank you for sharing

[@toddknox685]

And I think you did a fine job. Keep us informed as things progress out on the water.

[@kentuckyyankee]

Thank you, I will keep you updated !

[@joeschmoe1301]

This is some damn good work. Man, these videos that show you how to do things cheap are worth their weight in gold!!

[@kentuckyyankee]

Thank you!

[@arideinthecountry]

Boat’s looking good Benny! Love your videos. It’s like hanging out in the garage with a friend. Every time I’m watching these boat videos I keep humming the Alan Jackson tune “Drive” and thinking about the lyrics “ran her for years till the transom got rotten, a piece of my childhood never be forgotten”

[@kentuckyyankee]

Thank you! It certainly was rotten! It's been a tough week sanding.

[@arideinthecountry]

@@kentuckyyankee it’s so satisfying to see it coming together so SOLID compared to how NOT SOLID it was at the beginning!!!

[@kentuckyyankee]

@arideinthecountry I think it will be really solid, need to get the hull straightened up it's rough!

[@BryanRogers-v3r]

Looks great BUT, that project was more than 50 bucks !!!

[@everythingisIAM]

Great job! Youre dedication is unmatched! I enjoy seeing this come together, keep it up!

[@kentuckyyankee]

Will do, thank you!

[@robertpaice8220]

Looking REALLY good Benny!! Keep up the good work on the boat 😊

[@kentuckyyankee]

Will do, thank you!

[@rodgerhatfield3068]

I redid my old boat with normal plywood in places…jump to today, hey, I’m redoing my old boat again!

[@kentuckyyankee]

Oh no!! Don't say that! 😐

[@barrychandler4486]

nothing wrong with regular plywood. the issue is sealing the plywood. I glue the two pieces together and roll 2 coats of fiberglass resin over the entire thing front, back, and all edges. Some people paint it but I feel fiberglass is better.

[@0778drz110]

Why not rebuild the transom with aluminum square tube if you have the tools? I have a similar boat and a mig welder, seems smarter to eliminate the wood...

[@jamiesawyer5102]

This transom repair has been great, probably better than original

[@kentuckyyankee]

Thanks, I think it will hold up. I still have a way to go in this project.

[@stevefirkins1806]

Look forward to your vids on a Sunday 👍

[@kentuckyyankee]

Glad to hear that, thanks!

[@fishingmontana1564]

I hate ppl in comments everyone is a specialist i dont see them doing this if your not doing it right they should show us how to do it i have found you have a 100 ways to do something and some ways may be better but still i need a cheap quick fix to get me on the water for this summer and next i will tear it down thus winter and do it better

[@rs3840]

Mister Kentucky Yankee, I know nothing about boats, but in my opinion: you’re a beast ( I mean this in a good way)😂 Stay safe, ride on.

[@kentuckyyankee]

Thank you!! More to come!

[@arciefan]

Those splash pans in the back too often get used by someone fishing out of the back of the boat as a place to put their feet when they get hung up and the guy up front backs them up there to get it loose. Most of those pans are thin and can't take that much weight or pressure. Their purpose is just to catch water and drain it back into the lake. I feel bad but i've had to tell people in the back, "hey that's not a step there".

[@CustomHardTacklesOJC]

you did a fantastic job on it!

[@kentuckyyankee]

@@CustomHardTacklesOJC Thank you!

[@joeschmoe1301]

Bro, I SINCERELY hope, your going to be doing more DIY videos!!

[@kentuckyyankee]

Certainly

[@davidaldrich3488]

Very nice KY without a doubt

[@kentuckyyankee]

Thank you David!

[@_zzpza]

Job well done!

[@kentuckyyankee]

Thank you, we've got more to do, not done yet!

[@iwantosavemoney]

You had all the stuff to build in aluminum transom. I don’t understand. Why didn’t you just do that?

[@Nrgpack]

Nice job Benny, this boat will be awsome!! Big thanks!!

[@kentuckyyankee]

Thanks! Hopefully it will turn out good. Can't wait to get it on the water and start back on the truck!

[@danielsimpson8929]

I might have gone out and bought marine epoxy, one that penetrares like... wood epoxy hardener. Then sand and marine epoxy final cost.

[@kentuckyyankee]

Me too if I had more cash! 😂😂 ...but I don't 😔

[@danielsimpson8929]

@Kentucky Yankee it looked like it was running off well enough with the coat you put on. That and propper storage and care it gonna last

[@kentuckyyankee]

@Daniel Simpson That's what I was thinking.

[@danielsimpson8929]

@@kentuckyyankee I might have missed it if you said. Was the plywood you used made with water proofed glue?

[@kentuckyyankee]

@@danielsimpson8929 I think it's exterior grade

[@buckshotgeorge7201]

Great job buddy!!!!

[@tucanman9775]

you got funkey ideas

[@kentuckyyankee]

Hopefully that is a good... 😂😂