Fixing the Transom on a 1436 Jon Boat: Aluminum Plate & M5200 2of3

[@JTgatoring]

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[@montellwilliams811]

Say , what type of steel ? Plate is that ? , & I was unable to view the beginning of your project 👀

[@montellwilliams811]

Great Video , but can you slow it down for " US " Rookie's ? 👍

[@montellwilliams811]

🔧 🔨 🚤 ⏰ 🚬 🔬 🔭 🔦 the beginning & material "s 👀 ?

[@JTgatoring]

@@montellwilliams811 Hey Montell, so that is a 1/4" T6 Aluminum plate. If you follow the series and look in the description, you should be able to find the things I used in the videos

[@garybelmore1691]

Nice job only thing I would done different put lock nuts inside boat transom cleaner flush look also bolt threads and lock nuts be less exposed too water

[@JTgatoring]

Thank you @Gary Belmore! I was worried that the threads would catch on things inside the boat, but they weren't as long as I thought they were going to be. So I would probably do, as you said, if I had to do it again. You make a good point with the nuts being exposed to water

[@catfishcraz]

I was thinking the same exact thing when I saw the video. Have done it myself couple times in the past. It's easy just time is all

[@justinpolakowski5787]

Looking good bet you are excited to get back on the water soon.

[@JTgatoring]

Very excited to get it out on the water! Very excited...

[@homergarcia5360]

Does it matter if we put it inside or outside? Also, I'm looking at a 12 ft v hull , that needs new wood on the transom. The seller had a 9.9 on it. I wonder of the 420 cc with a mud motor kit would be too heavy or not? Any thoughts? That's why I'm thinking about new wood to make the transom beef up

[@JTgatoring]

Beefing it up wouldn't be a bad idea. If the wood is easy to replace, Might as well do it and make it whatever thickness you want. Just make sure it's not too thick to where you can't mount anything on it. I put the metal on the outside to fix my boat, to sandwich the sheet metal in between the wood and the plate I added.

[@homergarcia5360]

@@JTgatoring I had the 6.5 predator on my old 14 flat bottom.. but I wanna add the 420 now. The problem is it's a 12 ft v hull nymph. And online it says 10 to 15 hp. And i know the 420 cc plus kit is gonna sit at 100 pounds ish total. Just kind of looking around to see if anyone has tried something similar.

[@JTgatoring]

@@homergarcia5360 I've had a lot of people say that they have put it on a 14 ft v hull but not a 12. If you feel like it's gonna be too heavy, then it will probably be too heavy. Go with your gut on it.

[@cdp50359]

Fine job

[@JTgatoring]

Thank you, thank you!

[@omarjus2]

Do you do this type of work, or do you know someone in the area who can do it? I need to fix mine, but I don’t have the time.

[@JTgatoring]

I do not know anyone who does this and I do not. I just got rebuilding my transom and it's something I do not want to do again.

[@huntnfishnuts5880]

That’s going to add a lot of strength to the transom.

[@JTgatoring]

I'm hoping it will! We'll find out when I get it out on the water

[@coltensawyer6761]

I’m gonna do that same thing. Would you recommend going bigger with the plate ? And thickness is 1/4 enough? Im gonna be re enforcing my 14-36 sears. It already has two floor braces from the get go. Im gonna add some braces on the top like a video by send it jon boats did and then do this plate method to. Im gonna be running a 670 gotta be sturdy. Do you think the plate would be better if it covered most the back or at some point no ?

[@JTgatoring]

The 1/4 plate is enough, especially if you have a 1/2" thick wood or more in the transom. That size plate should be plenty.

[@coltensawyer6761]

@@JTgatoring okay great my transom I’m puting in 1.5 thick aluminum one. Braces on inside and plate on out. You plan on making more Longtail videos?

[@led8541]

Great video

[@RushVoorhisOutdoors]

I've been waiting 6 months to get reviewed.... your not missing out on much with monatization brother 😢😢😢. Good vid

[@JTgatoring]

Wow. I hope you get reviewed soon. Thats a long wait, and your channel is applicable for the program, no questions asked. 😕 Thank you for stopping by Rush Voorhis Outdoors 👊

[@RushVoorhisOutdoors]

JTgatoring yea bro 👍👍

[@montellwilliams811]

Say , what type of steel or medal is that ? & I was unable to view the beginning of your project 👀

[@RushVoorhisOutdoors]

@@montellwilliams811 i'm not sure man

[@montellwilliams811]

@@RushVoorhisOutdoors OK , thanks for your reply 👍 ✌

[@mcquangus]

Where can I get one of these plates?? Been looking on amazon but all I see is 12”x12”... was thinking 12”x 14” or something similar. What size is yours? Thanks

[@JTgatoring]

I have a family member that works at a metal fabrication company. They were able to get the specific metal I wanted and cut it to size. The size was close to 12x12. The major thing to look at is where your rivets or bolts are for your transom. I don't know if the plate has to be this big, but its held up great every since I did it.

[@jonboatnationandstuff3301]

Is the plate 12x12x0.125?

[@mcquangus]

Jack of Trades 1/4 inch thick

[@AC-ps3jw]

do you have any concerns of the dissimilar metals (aluminum/ Stainless) reacting or corroding?

[@JTgatoring]

Ever since I have done this, I have not seen anything that worries me and it is still watertight. If I run into any issues then I'll make a video of it

[@AC-ps3jw]

@@JTgatoring thanks for the reply! I assume that the 5200 will help prevent, but I have heard that SS will corrode alum. Nice job!

[@JTgatoring]

@@AC-ps3jw Yeah, it was in the back of my head, but as you said, I think the 5200 is helping to prevent that corrosion. Thank you!

[@bp211]

Those bolts are probably going to interfere with the outboard

[@JTgatoring]

Possibly. I never tend to run an outboard on this boat, but if someone were to do this on their boat, they could drill their holes the same as the mounting pattern on their outboard and through bolt it that way so the outboard would not interfere with the bolts

[@GetOutTheHouseGoFish]

Well I got The Alumacraft 1436LT and the trailer it was sitting on at Academy. Already had an issue with Academy that is.. ok so I get home and realize they forgot to give me a Bill of Sale for the trailer. No big deal. Return the next morning to get a copy then head to the DMV to register them. Guess what, after waiting to be called I found out Academy didn’t give me an MSO to title them. I go back and they tell me oh that come from corporate in TX and it can take 30 days. I was a bit 😤 pissed. So I can’t register until I get the paperwork from corporate? Have you even heard of such a mess...

[@JTgatoring]

That sounds worse than a bad craigslist deal. I would not like that. at. all. That doesn't sound right to me. How much is 1436lt where you are?

[@GetOutTheHouseGoFish]

JTgatoring $739

[@JTgatoring]

Thats a good price compared to here in south Florida. Dealers have them priced around $900. I drove to central/north Florida to get the one I have, and got it on sale for around $800. I hope it treats you better than my experience with mine. I'll be waiting for some videos of it!

[@GetOutTheHouseGoFish]

JTgatoring yea after I get that MSO so I can get it registered 😠 but yea Can’t wait to get it out on the water

[@JTgatoring]

That situation is non-sense. I hope you get it soon GetOutTheHouseGoFish! Best of luck to you

[@curtispitre4849]

What size t6 aluminum plate you used

[@JTgatoring]

It was .75" thick Edit : the plate is .25" thick

[@curtispitre4849]

@@JTgatoring ok thanks I Appreciate that I will get me some to do my boat

[@JTgatoring]

@@curtispitre4849 Good luck on your project!

[@curtispitre4849]

@@JTgatoring thank you

[@tombrooks8565]

the transom has wood sandwiched between outside metal. that has broken down due to poor choice of treated wood during construction.

[@JTgatoring]

That sounds about right. It didn't last long

[@skoeleman5385]

@@JTgatoring After you removed the plate to add the sealant, was the bubble removed a little by the "cold forming" you did?

[@JTgatoring]

@@skoeleman5385 It may have, but I was not thinking about it. I'm sure it did a little, but I know it flattened out when all six bolts where tightened haha

[@clarohart5813]

Nice job wouldn't it look nicer with the nuts on the inside?

[@JTgatoring]

Sure, it depends how you would like it. I did it this way so that I wouldn't get stuff hung up on the threads. If the threads were inside the boat, then rope, fishing line, and maybe some skin could get caught on them so that's why I put the threaded side on the outside.

[@dougbrun7789]

I would of put bolts on inside of boat

[@JTgatoring]

I'm currently rebuilding my transom and will probably do that this time around

[@Dlgeis]

A much stronger option would be to use two .100 plates one inside and one outside.

[@JTgatoring]

I'll be rebuilding the transom soon and that was the plan. I was going to put thicker wood in then sandwich that with two plates

[@gradyvago5426]

how thick was the plate you added???

[@JTgatoring]

The plate was .25" thick or 1/4"

[@catfishcraz]

@@JTgatoringwhich is it? You said .75 inches above which is 3/4 in and here you said 1/4 in

[@JTgatoring]

@@catfishcraz if you could please put the time code where I said it was 3/4" thick or where you see that so I can change it. The plate I added is .25" thick

[@JTgatoring]

@@catfishcraz I just found that comment. Thank you for letting me know about that. I appreciate it 👍

[@catfishcraz]

@@JTgatoring no problem. Just happened to watch the video and read the different information given. Nice set up by the way

[@bryanmcpherson3576]

All Jon boats should have reinforcement boards if some kind on both sides lol

[@JTgatoring]

Yeah... This transom did not hold up well, but now I know what can happen or what exactly a failing transom looks like now and now others do too hahaha

[@Dlgeis]

When selecting hardware for aluminum boats. Stainless is a poor choice as the galvanic numbers are very different from aluminum. Zinc is very close to the same galvanic properties of aluminum. A good economical choice is hot dipped galvanized if aluminum rivets aren’t feasible. This will minimize galvanic corrosion

[@JTgatoring]

Thank you Dlgeis. I did not know about galvanic numbers. I will have to research that

[@yospankyyo]

Just did this repair on a free 14’ aluminum that had an old bad transom fix-green treated plywood and tarpaper(done by a roofer maybe?). I found 14 holes with little bolts in em(no wonder it leaked). Filled most with rivets and 5200. RMP 3/8 Inch 6061-T651 aluminum,... www.amazon.com/dp/B012GYW3Y8?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share Link to the 12x12 3/8” aluminum I used. Thanks for the vid brother, made my project boat doable!

[@JTgatoring]

Goodness! Thats some work. Awesome job! I'm glad I could help 😁

[@Gioblog123]

You need a good mic