Center Console 15 with Cracked Transom
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:52 pm
Hi. I'm looking at 15-foot Boston Whaler boats. I found a Center Console 15 I like, but the transom looks a bit scary. The first photo (which needs to be rotated 90 degrees to the right) shows a long crack nearly the full length of the transom from top to bottom. You can see at the bottom the stain from water leaking out of the transom which is wet. ( I didn't need my moisture meter to see that!)
The second photo shows similar stains from water leaking out of the hull at the drain tube. All three tubes in the transom where shot and showing signs of water leaking out of the transom as the boat sat in the yard over the winter.
Is this long crack a common problem for classic Boston Whaler transoms?
Should I walk away from this boat or is it an common "before" picture at the start of a standard restoration?
Also, it appears from the second photo that the drain hole is two-thirds of the way below the water line. Is that normal for a 15-foot Boston Whaler?
Thanks,
--Scott
The second photo shows similar stains from water leaking out of the hull at the drain tube. All three tubes in the transom where shot and showing signs of water leaking out of the transom as the boat sat in the yard over the winter.
Is this long crack a common problem for classic Boston Whaler transoms?
Should I walk away from this boat or is it an common "before" picture at the start of a standard restoration?
Also, it appears from the second photo that the drain hole is two-thirds of the way below the water line. Is that normal for a 15-foot Boston Whaler?
Thanks,
--Scott