Brown Stain On Transom
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:50 pm
I may purchase a 2000 DAUNTLESS 18. The transom of this boat is shown below in Figure 1.
Q1: is the presence of of a rust-colored stain as seen in Figure 1 an indication of rot in the transom?
The transom seems to be solid. There is no flex [in the transom] when [a force is applied to the engine using a foot]. Inside the bilge nothing is rusting.
- Fig. 1. View of the transom of an c.2000 DAUNTLESS 18 with a rust-colored stain on the transom which appears to have been created by something draining from the garboard drain.
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Q1: is the presence of of a rust-colored stain as seen in Figure 1 an indication of rot in the transom?
The transom seems to be solid. There is no flex [in the transom] when [a force is applied to the engine using a foot]. Inside the bilge nothing is rusting.