Replacing A Boat Transom | Seacraft Restoration Project! Part 1

[@JustAmm0]

Love how much the channel has grown already, I have a 22ft seafarer grady and have been watching since the start, love that you guys keep doing things to grow and are showing the good and bad, and showing us what your learning too. Lots of diy channels think they know everything and that their way is the only right way. Looking forward to seeing the project unfold.

[@SalvatoreFeudi]

Great video Andres. To be honest, I prefer these DIYs to the Boat Rating videos. Don't get me wrong. Those videos are highly informative. It just seems like these repair videos are more a learning tool for us novices. You say what's good about a repair or product, and you also say what sucks. (I was surprised we didn't see more grinding time). These are the videos you were meant to make. Keep 'em coming, bro.

[@perfectfitboating]

Thank you Salvatore I really appreciate that and I’m trying to get back to doing one video a week of DIY stuff. You’re right that’s my bread and butter. I’ll be mixing up the content from here on out and I’m trying to put out two videos a week. 🤙🛥️🌊

[@adventuresofaboatguy]

It makes me itch watching you grind that fiberglass. Hopefully it doesn’t get any worse as you peel back the ‘onion layer’. My next boat project will be a wooden mahogany boat so I’ve got to learn how to do all of that stuff. Looking forward to the next video!

[@perfectfitboating]

Thanks bud! I mentally prepared for the worst. I planned on doing EVERYTHING if I needed to so I’m ready for anything I happen to find. Stringers all look good and no delaminating so I’ll have to dig out the foam, refill and cap again. Then there’s the floor which was going to do anyway. I’m excited for this entire project especially the pilot house. Thanks for watching! 🤙🌊🛥️

[@bjkgaffmaster]

Looking forward to this project like the other ones I have watched you and your wife complete. Just a couple suggestions: For cutting the fiberglass in the future consider a thin blade diamond blade concrete cutting blade on a 4” angle grinder. I have used this for over 30+ years doing glass work and it has been a great option for straight thin cuts and creates a lot less dust. The oscillating tool works very good also but have not found any blades that hold up very long no matter what brand. The sawzall flat blade is great for scraping off the old wood and get almost all the wet damaged wood out pretty quickly. Also when your cutting all the glass you can get a 5 gallon plastic water jug, cut the bottom off of it and hook up your shop vacuum at the fill neck. Mount a couple of 3” spring clamps to the jug to clamp on the transom skin where your cutting, It will catch 90% of the dust coming off the blades or flap grinder. The plastic water jug will also be easy to clean out with pressure washer when it gets some glass or dust on it. Good luck with this project!! Sea crafts restored are TANKS! Will be following👍🏻👍🏻

[@perfectfitboating]

Wow thanks so much for that advice! I HATE glass. It gets on everything so I’m definitely gonna try that! I’m also lacking in the tool department so I have to step my game up. Oscillating tool works great but like you said, blades don’t last very long. 🤙🌊🛥️

[@sandman6298]

As a semi retired cabinet maker I can attest to amount of labor in such a project as this,looking forward to pt2.

[@perfectfitboating]

Thank you so much for watching. I’m doing the transom on my skiff as well so double the labor lol. I guess I’m a masochist 😂

[@BadFishSM]

Looks amazing so far! Starting to cut Mellow Yellow apart this week!

[@perfectfitboating]

Thank brother! Post that vid up! Can’t wait to see! 🤙🌊🛥️

[@KIWI_ADVENTURES]

Andres, that looks like the biggest job you have taken so far? I wish I had the time and knowledge to start with my project, two fiberglass guys had left me hanging. Keep going buddy!

[@perfectfitboating]

It is the biggest job, but I'm learning a lot! I wish you the best with your project. You know you can always call me up for some advice! 🤙🌊🛥️

[@KIWI_ADVENTURES]

@ thanks buddy

[@stevhaniemccallum2371]

Can’t wait to see the final result. Love the content you are truly passionate about hard work and it shows. Thank for sharing. Cheers 🥂

[@perfectfitboating]

Thank you so much! This has been a labor of love!❤️

[@davelawrence6777]

One more resourae i know you don't need on this project but others might windshield rebuilds can be done through Taylor made they do or did have a division that specializes in rebuilding windshield back to great condition

[@perfectfitboating]

Thanks for the great info Dave! That’s helpful to many for sure! 🤙🌊🛥️

[@fredv7487]

Awesome job bro. Thinking about a hard top project on my 35 Silverton. So always interested in new stuff out. Keep up the great videos. 👍👍👍👍👍🍻🍻

[@perfectfitboating]

Thank you brother! Can’t wait to build the pilot house on this one! Trying to hurry with the transom and the floor in order to start on that! Thanks again! 🤙🌊🛥️

[@alexsails80]

Excellent! By this time you may have already finished the transom but it would be a good idea to use coosa and 1708 this time, as you have already poured two transoms before.

[@perfectfitboating]

Hey Alex! im doing two transoms right now. My smaller skiff and the seacraft. Ill be doing composite board on the skiff but im contemplating using it on the seacraft. Im by myself and its hard to get that size of a layup done before the material cures while working alone. But, the weather has been quite nice in the 60s so it gives me some time. I really need to think this through!

[@alexsails80]

@ agree. Just plan and mock everything before for a quick clamping session and use slow cure epoxy. Lots of clamps or sheetrock screws and then pull them out and fill them. You’ll have plenty of time to wet out, spread thickened epoxy and clamp the coosa. Then its just 1708 layup after the coosa bond is cured. You know all this…

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Good info! Have you ever done a similar repair on stringers? Wonder if it is a similar process.

[@perfectfitboating]

Hey Tom! I actually have the same style stringers on my flats boat I’m currently doing right now. Basically, you hollow them out, re pour new foam and glass over the stringer and youre done. Much better than ripping them off and lining up new ones. 🤙🛥️🌊

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

@ by foam you mean that liquid transom stuff you used?

[@perfectfitboating]

@AdventuresofHappyOurs no it’s flotation foam. They come in different density’s 2,4 and 9 I believe. The foam doesn’t give this any structural strength. In the original stringer mold, they just filled in the hollow stringers with foam.

[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

@ what about the stringers that have wood? My guess is most older boats used fiberglass encapsulated wood for their stringers. I was guessing the liquid transom product would work in those cases.

[@perfectfitboating]

@AdventuresofHappyOurs yes they’re actually is a product that is from the same company that does the liquid transom but it’s a liquid stringers.

[@Jhwright07]

Great video as always...great work!

[@perfectfitboating]

Thanks bro! 🤙🌊🛥️

[@reinaldostrobel81]

Very nice video 👍

[@perfectfitboating]

Thanks Reinaldo!🤙🛥️🌊

[@chrisyoungs3896]

I see you purchased this gem in Alabama. Saw the sticker. Where were you in Alabama purchasing this boat. I am in Birmingham.

[@perfectfitboating]

The boat is originally from Alabama and the owner drove it down to Miami and never registered it in Florida. But I believe it was from Birmingham!

[@TanielC4]

Assuming you record with your phone or gopro, what app do you use to edit

[@perfectfitboating]

DJI action pro. I use Davinci resolve to edit.