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Follow-up: Shortly after posting this thread, I swapped out the stock fuel tank vents with the Attwood stainless steel flush mount vents referenced in Sunbeam's vent replacement post. Fast forward to the present day (3 years on) and I had recent occasion to remove and fully drain both fuel...

Donald - before doing any digging, I'd think about Clay's advice: consider what you can legitimately defer until after this boating season is complete (keeping in mind your own appetite for risk tolerance). My transom core did need replacing, but I suspect I would have been fine for another...

Work is progressing. I'm removing balsa core via the open top of the transom, and while its tedious it's not impossible. The advice on a spade bit was good; that's been a helpful tool. A few DIY pry-bar/chisel tools have also been helpful. The sole setback; I managed in a couple of cases to...

Hole in inner transom skin

I've followed up with a call to SeaCast, to examine this option more thoroughly also. They're somewhat incredulous that the entire transom is not cored. Perhaps I'm wrong; my understanding (before drilling any holes) is that the transom core in my boat is a 60" wide, 20" deep rectangle, which...

Question - are my transom core assumptions correct?

Over the past couple of evenings, I’ve lifted off the main outboard, removed the transom cap and started pulling out wet balsa. It’s not looking good. I’ve worked by way 6” down in some places, and except for a couple of areas I’m still encountering wet balsa. In some cases, it seems moisture...

Some more investigations last night, to determine whether it is indeed just the top couple of inches of the transom that's wet/degraded, or if the issue pervades further down. I removed a section of fibreglass at starboard top of the transom, which exposed the predictably-wet balsa core. From...