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[@BornAgainBoating]

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[@robcooper3171]

You should do a comparison video of, Carbon Core, Sea Cast, Coosa, Star board (plastic version of plywood), foam core with layer of S.S or Aluminum, versus the tradition marine grade 3/4" plywood.

[@andrewfyakim525]

Watching your progress on this project is amazing; I look forward to Tuesdays just to see what you've accomplished this week. This project is hard enough, and doing the videos the way you do is NOT making it any easier; thank you for this extra effort! Thank you!

[@BornAgainBoating]

Thank you! Hahah I just set the cameras up and go to it :) Thank you!

[@andover041254]

I love the redo of the Ocean Master since I'm in process of restoring a 31 in a couple of month. Very informative. Thanks

[@youdonthavetoreadthispost.5850]

My last fiberglass boat had a radiused composite transom, self bailing deck, and full foam flotation. Sounds like a Whaler, right. Same heritage. Same handling characteristics. bare hull. roll edge. commercial duty. low h.p. requirements. shallow draft. dry and stable. I built a pilot house for it and rigged it out myself. It was my inlet/striped bass boat in the north east. Maritime makes a great Skiff you can build on. I had the 2090. It's fishing for crab off the Olympic Peninsula now and has been fished in Alaska.🙂

[@hankschrader149]

Awesome videos btw! Been enjoying watching quite a few of them now

[@BornAgainBoating]

Thank you!

[@boka8989]

Great video as usually! Keep up the great work! :) Greetings from Sweden

[@BornAgainBoating]

Thank you! Will do sir, greetings!

[@TheDoug9901]

I admire your dedication that was me I did that new wood stringers front to back. I drilled them so water cant be trapped in the hull. Seen where they don't go all the way to the bottom with the transom which is really good advice

[@BornAgainBoating]

Thank you! That's awesome, stringers are a whole other project! That's about as deep of a project boat as you can get lol I admire you for taking on a stringer job! Whenever we see rotten stringers we'll usually pass on that lol.

[@thejetfire20]

This channel is great. All business and all process without the typical KZbin “selfie” filming the whole time. Thank you!!

[@BornAgainBoating]

Thank you! :)

[@jeffbrinkman684]

Damn, you guys are in deep! Can't wait for the next one!

[@BornAgainBoating]

Yeah, it's moving along though. I'd say after this weekend we should almost be done with the demolition portion of the process and be moving into the building/fiberglassing. Then it's onto the rigging and wiring :)

[@justincase5272]

Cut and gut. Been there, done that. Tahitian mahogany, fiberglass and lots and lots of goo (resin/hardener). Engines sure have become more complicated... Ours had only five connections: Steering arm, gasoline, electrical positive and negative going to the battery, the starter wire and the ignition wire. All ship's systems were taken off the battery harness. The speedometer pitot was a separate thin, black plastic tube up to the dash.

[@cwgoforth]

Amazing content, thank you! 😎

[@BornAgainBoating]

Glad you liked it!

[@adamdeas232]

Ok you have taught me literally everything I know about working on glass and outboards and boats in general thank you im in the process of redoing my 78 rabalo 22 c.c.

[@BornAgainBoating]

Great to hear!

[@thomastkent6459]

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[@DanielCarrazana]

Great Video, Subscribed.

[@BornAgainBoating]

Thank you!

[@sdmc222]

Replacing the transom? After a close look at how extensive that damage is, I would consider replacing the rest of boat too! Haha. I admire your optimism, lol. And courage to tackle a tough project. Thanks for posting, your detail and throwing in the little tips about technique, etc are actually extremely helpful. Im working on a nice CC 38 Constellation now, have a 2 page "to do" list, currently remounting the teak swim platform. Its been hit or miss when ordering hardware/parts. Also would like to fix the trim tabs, which are frozen in place. She planes off nicely now as they sit. (Did last summer anyway), but would be cool if they worked. A lot of 12V electronics in need of repair. Most everything that runs on 120 shore power or generator works fine. (I suppose cause it didnt get used as often). I'll be watching for more tips. 👍

[@asya9493]

Yes, I would have brought a dumpster the same length of the boat. 😎

[@ryanodneal7001]

Hey I'm right on the fence with pulling the top cap of my 90' Javelin 396 FS and wanted to ask you how you'd replace the transom on this boat? Leave the cap in place and cut out the back, *or* lift off the cap? TIA

[@skatebaitlures]

I have a full composite transom and today when I removed the screws for the trim tabs, water leaked out of the screw holes on one side. Does this mean my transom material water logged?

[@airmech73]

Hello love your videos they are perfect! Any chance of showing a proper Gelcoat repair? I have some exposed fiberglass on the bottom foward lower "V" of my bow on a 2001 pro-line walk. I used some 3M 5200 that lasted about a month. I know wrong but hey it's Dungeness crab season here in the Puget Sound.

[@BornAgainBoating]

Um, I don't have anything right now but I'll link to someone that is great when it comes to gelcoat, fiberglass, and painting! Hey, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do lol you can't miss out during crab season :) Here's Boatworks Today's Channel, his name is Andy and he's great at Gel Coat!: kzbin.info/aero/PLV97GZkHhpHNqf5TOQ0zMFdFAHJJhKWK7

[@greganderson5653]

I have some rot in the very bottom of my tramsom. I have aluminum boat and was surprised there was a plywood transom. Do I need to peel back aluminum back to get out?

[@BornAgainBoating]

Not sure, I dont have a lot of experience with aluminum boats, it all depends on how the boat was put together:/

[@Ken-fisho]

Great progress there Aaron boy that rear was full of rot and still the transom to go which you showed is cactus as well... wondering who the other gentlemen with the mo is, and is this how you spend ur Sundays no rest for the wicked lol

[@BornAgainBoating]

Thank you! Yeah, it was a pretty shotty job, that's for sure! The other gentlemen? Hah, this has become a typical Saturday lately :) And this is only 1 of 3 boats lol believe it or not, this is all work that has been on the back burner since Hurricane IRMA in 2017! After fixing the house and everything else. Finally getting the time to get these boats done :)

[@Ken-fisho]

@@BornAgainBoating You have 3 boats to do hell will be gettn videos for a very long time doesn't matter about repetition watching boats been fixed never gets boring the other gentleman was in a few previous videos ago but nevermind about that👍

[@BornAgainBoating]

Hahah well, 1 of them is almost done and the other one we had to put a transom on it as well, but we sold the boat we were using to buy our house. So, in a quick need of a boat, we put the transom on it in one weekend and then stuck it straight in the water so we would have a boat lol we call it the whack and pack, nothing works but the engine, the lights, and the GPS lol :) So once this boat is done we'll pull that out and fix up the wiring and what not. You guys probably won't see the Pursuit but don't worry, once we finish the Wellcraft we'll be looking for another boat :)

[@mrmidnight32]

Can you show us how to DIY make a motor/swim transom platform?! I really want to make one but don’t exactly know how they are built or what exact materials to use to support my OMC 250

[@BornAgainBoating]

I've never made one :) with Armstrong and stainless marine brackets, never had the need too! Have you looked around junk yards to find an abandoned boat with a bracket on it? You could just take one of those!

[@travis.stevens]

I'd watch that!

[@mrmidnight32]

Born Again Boating yea but I don’t plan on spending $2k + massive shipping costs for something we all could build for $800 to $1,000 and a waste of a weekend. A full size bracket would literally be the same price I paid for my entire running 23ft CC (I kinda got a good deal on my boat but still) 😋

[@BornAgainBoating]

Well, that depends :) I paid $350 bucks for the platform bracket we're putting on the Ocean Master and it's still in great shape! It was already off the boat too, just put it in the truck and was out of there!

[@titobudstvelectrisyangurag1535]

Wow.. I see my self in this video.

[@marioalves7610]

Hey i got the same prybar

[@travis.stevens]

Can't wait to see how she comes along. Will you redo the transom from the outside or inside? I've heard the debate both ways and I'm curious to see the direction you take and why. Either way I'll be following!

[@BornAgainBoating]

Outside! For sure, I've seen the inside way too, but I've never done one that way. I can definitely see it being "stronger" with leaving the outside glass in place, just never learned how to do it that way lol Right now the debate is between the Coosa and the Marine Plywood, the difference is about $300 :/ I'm thinking about running a poll on the channel to see what everybody thinks?

[@meatball1080]

Coosa

[@kirkmartin2223]

I'd go with coosa board no question about it.

[@dustyjohnson1182]

I used arjay 6011 pourable compound on my 1975 mako 23. Just cut the transom cap off and dig the wood out with a chainsaw. It is very strong and much easier than wood.

[@meatball1080]

I've looked into using SeaCast too. From what I understand it's very strong

[@SkypowerwithKarl]

Don’t use those pitot speed pickups. They are prone to plugging, hose kinking and even when the work they are inaccurate. Just replace the mph gage with one that’s uses gps. They display SOG, Speed Over Ground (or bottom) and some show heading in compass degrees.

[@inthewoods5640]

Tons of work there but Great Job!

[@BornAgainBoating]

Thank you! You are absolutely right lol

[@erikb8877]

I have replaced a lot of transoms on both fiberglass and aluminum boats. Sadly, 75% of rotten transoms less than 20years old are caused by improper rigging.

[@BornAgainBoating]

That's completely true. Wood transoms are definitely stronger than the foam ones, and usually they can last 40 years or so, depending on who's been drilling the holes in it lol

[@robmitchell3633]

I need a bracket like that for my project. Done plenty of transoms, big job.

[@BornAgainBoating]

They are quite the project, that's for sure. I've almost got the whole thing cut out, but still need to dig out the edges, you know what I'm talking about lol Are you talking about the platform bracket or just the engine extension bracket? I won't be using that bracket over.

[@robmitchell3633]

Born Again Boating I need a engine transom bracket. I’m restoring a 19’ deep v wooden boat built here in mobile Alabama in the ‘70s

[@BornAgainBoating]

I can get you the dimensions to this one that I just took off. I won't be using it again if you are interested. Idk how you would get it but it's yours if you want it!

[@robmitchell3633]

Born Again Boating whereabouts are you located?

[@BornAgainBoating]

@@robmitchell3633 in the florida keys :) a long drive from you :)

[@thomascourrtney45]

How do you save hull id number if it’s in the fiberglass.

[@BornAgainBoating]

Just leave some space between that portion and where you cut out. Then cover it with tape. You can also have it engraved into an aluminum plate for pretty cheap. And rivet that plate onto the transom when you're done :)

[@itninja9503]

Is Ken G. Your Snapon guy, he rocks in Palm Beach. I couldn't really focus on this video until you o that POS HPDI time-bomb off that boat.

[@BornAgainBoating]

Our Snap On Rep is Todd Switzer, he's a great guy too! :)

[@havocsquad1]

Ahh, the wonderful labor inducing fertilizer mulch called boat wood rot. The nostalgia of digging that out of a boat, oh how I so miss... Umm, no I do not miss remove and replace rot in boats properly. This is probably 60% in some form or manner the condition of most fiberglass recreation boats older than around 2003 ish. Right around the time all composite/rot proof hull construction began for many major boat manufacturers.

[@BornAgainBoating]

Hahha yeah, I say that everytime I begin one of these projects lol your probably right. Most plywood transoms last for about 20-30 years :)

[@Fajah69]

OMG mine also looks like "High Performance Control Cables". Full of rust and the guts are showing.

[@travis.stevens]

Technician's Tuesday!!!

[@BornAgainBoating]

Yeah buddy! :)

[@miketumm1417]

Someone did a bad Armstrong bracket job.Is this going to be a personal boat or is a customer's boat?

[@BornAgainBoating]

Yeah, lol. This is going to be a personal boat. :) I've got a 300 Verado to put on it. That 300 HPDI is going to go on a 25' Pursuit that I have but will be getting rid of.

[@jomaralberto9337]

Hey guys, it would be great if you showed us how to remove seized power trim motor tubes from the engine bracket

[@BornAgainBoating]

Start with a flare wrench :) I changed one of those tubes in this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXPKmad8n75-bKs

[@kirkmartin2223]

A good penetrating oil for getting seized and corroded things apart is a 50/50 mix of acetone and automatic transmission fluid. Put it in a small spray bottle...shake before use and try to keep it off body paint.

[@BornAgainBoating]

Hmmm never heard of that, we'll have to try that for sure! Thank you!

[@saltlifechris3623]

Some guys were asking about this on Facebook so I hope it's OK to share your vid

[@BornAgainBoating]

Absolutely! Thank you!

[@clydewillis7251]

could anyone tell me where to get a stern bracket

[@BornAgainBoating]

Stainless Marine :)

[@hankschrader149]

What is the C33 designation on the transom?

[@BornAgainBoating]

Lol that is the boats old storage designation, where it goes on the rack. A is the bottom, B is the middle, and C is the top rack. So it used to sit in slip 33 on the top rack :)

[@hankschrader149]

@@BornAgainBoating ah makes sense now thanks!

[@HENDERSONM41]

what the average cost to replace a transom, 21ft Wellcraft, 225 Merc?

[@BornAgainBoating]

Well, that depends on who does the work. I changed the transom on my 20' Wellcraft and did it all for $600! But I have all of the tools and get a great deal on the product. Depending on the situation on the transom I would say anywhere from $3-5K to pay someone to do it.

[@HENDERSONM41]

What about the pour in transom materials any they any good?

[@BornAgainBoating]

@@HENDERSONM41 um, I've never done that so I'm not sure. Not having any experience with it I couldn't say :|

[@primarysearchfishco]

What material are you planning to use for the new transom?

[@BornAgainBoating]

Haven't decided yet. Marine plywood is about $100 for a 4 X 8 sheet and the Coosa board is about $250 a sheet. So it's between $200 and $500. To be honest, I'm leaning toward the wood, because I will be the one rigging it, I'll seal up all the holes drilled and it will be good for 30 years. So, I'm still undecided lol maybe I should run a poll on the channel and see what everybody thinks?

[@primarysearchfishco]

@@BornAgainBoating Both materials work perfectly, when its done correctly. I think for most of us it all comes down to dollars. Coosa is great stuff but it sure is expensive. I feel like the Coosa is a little easier to work with but that certainly isn't always worth double the money. We will all be watching and waiting to see how it goes!

[@BornAgainBoating]

I think you are right :) I've only seen it worked with, I personally have never built anything using it but you're right on the price aspect of it too lol Still have to buy a lot of wiring and other stuff for this project :)

[@primarysearchfishco]

@@BornAgainBoating I am currently rebuilding boat number 3 for myself. I have learned from these 3 projects that if you think it will cost 10 grand for the project, add another 10 grand and then allow for another 5 grand in forgot about expenses! At the end you should only be over budget by 10 grand.

[@BornAgainBoating]

@@primarysearchfishco hahhahha you should put that into a mathematicL formula and turn it into a meme lol

[@_noname617]

are you a fan of trim tabs on these smaller '22 boats.. gimmick product? hearing both pros/cons i haven't been convinced they help with performance - many thanks

[@aj06bolt12r]

Ive got a 22ft Sea Hunt BX 22 with a 250 yamaha 4 stroke. Its got electric trim tabs and they are a life saver any time you are running into a head sea or when you want to cut through some wind chop. They are also awesome for getting the boat to run level. If you have a heavier person on one side you can adjust the list of the boat with the tabs. I use them all the time.

[@_noname617]

@@aj06bolt12r interesting - thanks for the reply. couple of wks ago i was surfing 3-4 rollers on 13 knot current + 25 knot tailwind i would-not want anything inhibiting my boats ability to perform. maybe on a lake with more predicable weather they would be helpful.. idk it seems personal

[@aj06bolt12r]

@@_noname617 How would they inhibit the boats ability to perform? In a lake there is almost no reason to use them other than to compensate for poor weight distribution. They are controlled by buttons on the console. In the full up position they have no effect on the boat. You for sure do not want them down in following seas because they will increase the boats tendency to bow steer. They are just another tool in the bag for controlling the boat. If you know how to use them I can't see any down side other than the fact that they cost money. I've had the boat over 30 miles off shore of Big Pine Key probably about 10 times now, a few of those were in 2-4 3-5 forecast seas. I can tell you this, if they ever quit working I will be replacing them before I take the boat offshore again. You really need to get someone who has them to let you operate their boat and play around with them...

[@_noname617]

@@aj06bolt12r surfing heavy seas in a small boat i want to be as nimble as possible. reacting to converging waves or multiple rollers i find it's best to make yourself bigger than the situation, dragging an anchor (trim tabs) poses another obstacle [me] that may work well in certain scenarios, but eventually mother nature's gonna show whose boss. for some reason this year here in the north east it's been ripping everyday. imo you have to out-muscle the situation or you'll get owned real quick. after 150 mile epic/one-way trip with those conditions i battled 20 hours and feel it couldn't have gone any better - with trim tabs they would've burned my (2) 37 gl saddle bag gas tanks.

[@BornAgainBoating]

@No Name yeah, I guess it is a matter of preference. I've ran tons of boats with and without them. To me, I think it depends a lot on the hull and the power of the boat. I've seen some boats that because of the power they have on them and the way the hull rides, you couldn't run the boat without them. Then at the same time, like the 34' Venture that we run a lot. Before when it had the F250 Yamaha's on it, you couldn't get out of the hole or run very well without using the trim tabs. Now that we repowered it with the 300 Verados, we don't even touch the trim tabs anymore! Even in rough seas with a loaded boat in 8 footers!

[@EmanueleDellaBartola]

Come hai risolto i problemi di acqua dentro la poppa?

[@BornAgainBoating]

Toglieremo completamente lo specchio di poppa e poi lo reindirizzeremo in fibra di vetro insieme al nuovo pannello di legno o di coosa. Grazie per il commento :)

[@EmanueleDellaBartola]

@@BornAgainBoating forse c'è acqua tra il poliuretano espanso e la vetroresina anche nella chiglia. Parlo per esperienza.

[@BornAgainBoating]

Oh uomo, spero di no! Non sembrava che la chiglia fosse marcia. Lo interromperò questa settimana, quindi lo scopriremo!

[@dinacaldwell7522]

Never enough work shown in videos

[@BornAgainBoating]

:)

[@lazmartinez1605]

I need the next video

[@BornAgainBoating]

Are you doing a transom?

[@lazmartinez1605]

I have not star but i have to do mine in my angler too I and getting ideas of how to do it I have seen people using carbon core and some other products that are liquid but I don't know what to use

[@BornAgainBoating]

Ok, yeah, well a lot of it will depend on the budget and what tools you have.

[@leftyk1968]

Its TUESDAY July 30th I feel like a crack head, where is the new video!!!!!!!!!

[@BornAgainBoating]

Hahah you'll have to set an alarm for 4:45 PM EST :)

[@hankschrader149]

Lol ikr?!

[@dweaver1805]

lol piece of cake you "just" this and "just" that. I love watching this stuff though. That boat was not cared for I would think all the risers and floor would need it also

[@BornAgainBoating]

Lol thank you! Yeah, it was sent for a few years of neglect before we got it :) To be honest, the stringers and the deck are in pretty good shape. The middle fuel panel access is a little spongy though. So, we'll be digging that out and patching that here later on down the road when we get to glassing!

[@hv9356]

Un-related information: The part # for mercury bleed line hose is 32-892024122

[@teknikkemal07]

😲😀🤩👍👍👍

[@aj06bolt12r]

I'm surprised that poor old battle axe is worth saving

[@BornAgainBoating]

Lol this will be a nice boat once we're done :) I got it for next to nothing, which is about the only way you can "affordably" do a project like this. :)

[@aj06bolt12r]

@@BornAgainBoating Oh its your personal boat? That makes sense. I figured you had a customer paying you to restore it... Didn't see how it was financially feasible in that situation if you were to actually make any money for your labor unless there was a very wealthy client with a sentimental attachment to the boat.

[@BornAgainBoating]

Yeah, we usually do a couple of them a year. Depends on what we come across :) Ocean Master's are a good brand, and they are still in business up in Stuart. So it's worth doing :)

[@BigWater59]

Nice motor for a POS boat...

[@BornAgainBoating]

You're a fan of the 300 HPDI's?

[@jamesobrien8668]

That boat looks like it's sunk why don't you junk it and sell me the motor

[@BornAgainBoating]

I could sell the motor if you really wanted it lol It won't be going back on this boat, that's for sure!

[@jamesobrien8668]

@@BornAgainBoating. Good luck with the boat I can't wait to see how it comes out

[@BornAgainBoating]

@@jamesobrien8668 Thank you! Should be a pretty sweet boat :)

[@BorossAngkor]

Man plywood rots suck.. LoL

[@BigWater59]

You could have augured out the rotten transom and just do a liquid pour transom with carbon bond and then make any cosmetic fiberglass repairs as needed. A lot of wasted time and effort. I did a transom pour on my 86" Aquasport 222 and not that thing is beautiful with 0 fiberglass repairs. Did it all in 3 days.