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scupper side view

core section

HD foam

Joe, I was never a big fan of the old deck drains to start with and considered it one of the weakest points of the boat. To me there is a world of difference between a deck drain and a scupper in that a scupper can move a large volume of water in a short amount of time. The original system had...

Shearwater went into the shop yesterday. The new transom will be done with a combination of foam densities using airtek foam. The entire motor pad, drains and areas requiring a hole through the transom (trim tab, kicker, transducer) will be done with the highest density foam. Mr. Becker will...

More than happy to share the process. Removing the core Full transom with the core removed Port inside corner Starboard inside corner Joe, the new core will be a synthetic Area under the motor bracket will be built up with additional glass 3" above water scuppers replacing the old below...

core removal

cleaned transom

starboard corner

bottom inside corner

Took advantage of the sunshine to start removing the outer skin and core from Shearwater. Took some measurements and connected the markings detailed out in the survey last week for the cutout area. Cut along the dotted line using a 3.5 inch circular saw then sectioned into thirds. The intent...

deck drain

got rot

outer skin removed

center cut

Cut out lines

The pictures below show the problem found when the plastic trim was removed and after the cap was ground off. When I pulled the trim tab screws water starting dripping out after a few minutes and knew I was in over my head. Hauled the boat to a professional last Friday and basically the...

dug out the repair and found wet core

water perking up through crack in filler

resin over wet balsa fix