The Stately Speed boat transom rebuild

The first part of the job was to remove as much of the rotten veneers as was needed and then start to cut back layer to regain the strength in the veneers to the original.

On the inside of the transom it was needed to cut back more veneers to regain the strength in the transom. This done by it making the original vertical veneers on the first layer of the transom lay up.  

Then we then started to lay up the diagonal layers one by one to rebuild the transom thickness once again 

Thi is made up of 6 layers of veneers placed on the diagonal, these are glued with thickened epoxy over the space of a week a layer a day. 

A layer of thickened epoxy and then each piece of veneer then screwed in position and each layer then completed

Now we are at the final layer but one which will be glued on tomorrow and then the work will start on the side of the hull to finally close up this repair and then the transom will get a final 1 mm thick veneer and the hull will be resprayed  in its original colours once more.

 

Work coming along on the latest 8 ft tender and work on the speedboat hull repairs

The gunwales and rubbing strakes now fixed in place with copper nails as standard  with our tenders.

The hull is now staible now the gunwales and rubbing strakes are fitted and the rest of the fit out can continue once the seats are moulded and cut to shape.

Now we have to make and glass in the outboard pad on the inside of the transom and the gunwale and rubbing strake across the transom.

The seats are being moulded up and when cured they will released from their moulds and cut to the finished shape and then glassed in position and they will make up the tender's buoyancy tanks.

The transom and side of the speed boat's hull repairs are underway now we have got to the end of the rotten laminates. Just got to cut back the good area to fit the laminates to the correct length to regain the strength in the hull. 

The same work will be needed to be done on the side of the hull to regain the strength once again.