petepete87
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Hi all and greetings from Rhode Island.
I have a 11' Aluminum I bought last summer I outfitted with forward controls and a vintage Evinrude 18hp outboard. I have since bought an older 25hp outboard and need to stiffen the transom for obvious reasons. The 18 too much motor for this thing but I got a deal on the 25 I couldn't pass up. This is just a fun little boat for me and I can't wait to have it all ready for next season.
I broke the transom gussets last year when I was jumping some waves having some fun. I don't plan on doing this ever again but I want to stiffen the snot out of the transom. I have some 5/8" oak bolted to the transom but that doesn't cut it.
I assume making new gussets would be the first thing, but what else do you think I can do to stiffen things? Where do I buy thick aluminum? I have a 225a AC Lincoln Buzzbox I can use if they make rods for this!
Thank you everyone. :lol:
Also, I have no idea what brand boat it is or what year it is, but it looks pretty old
Pictures attached.
edit: I'm sorry the pictures went in upside down. They're the correct orientation on my desktop.
I have a 11' Aluminum I bought last summer I outfitted with forward controls and a vintage Evinrude 18hp outboard. I have since bought an older 25hp outboard and need to stiffen the transom for obvious reasons. The 18 too much motor for this thing but I got a deal on the 25 I couldn't pass up. This is just a fun little boat for me and I can't wait to have it all ready for next season.
I broke the transom gussets last year when I was jumping some waves having some fun. I don't plan on doing this ever again but I want to stiffen the snot out of the transom. I have some 5/8" oak bolted to the transom but that doesn't cut it.
I assume making new gussets would be the first thing, but what else do you think I can do to stiffen things? Where do I buy thick aluminum? I have a 225a AC Lincoln Buzzbox I can use if they make rods for this!
Thank you everyone. :lol:
Also, I have no idea what brand boat it is or what year it is, but it looks pretty old
Pictures attached.
edit: I'm sorry the pictures went in upside down. They're the correct orientation on my desktop.