Select to expand quoteBlueMoon said...
Rather than making the repair....another option could be to "re-instate" the OB well.
That really is one of the real beauties of a MKI over MKII's & III's imo, is you can have the outboard sitting in the well & tilt it up to get it out of the water. Without having the hassles of it hanging all the way out the back on a bracket off the transom.
Maybe when MB is onboard with you having a look, he can shoe-horn you into one of the lazzarettes to have a look along the inside of the transom.
If the transom infill panel has been retro glassed in, it may be an option to remove it???
If it has been glassed in from day 1 it may be a little more involved, but worth some thought I reckon.
cheers
Blessing in disguise. Id ctually like to do this. Id also like a sliding bracket so i can get that OB lower
Guys, I've been following this thread (out of pure interest rather than having anything specific/knowledgeable to add) and need some clarification…would the 'original' OB well have been offset to starboard (see UncleBobs 2nd photo 13hrs ago) and be inset into the 'rear-most' transom, with the OB screwed to the 'inner' transom…which is where the later infill is starting to give way? Is there still the remains of the original well if you look internally?
Select to expand quoteGKandCC said..
Guys, I've been following this thread (out of pure interest rather than having anything specific/knowledgeable to add) and need some clarification…would the 'original' OB well have been offset to starboard (see UncleBobs 2nd photo 13hrs ago) and be inset into the 'rear-most' transom, with the OB screwed to the 'inner' transom…which is where the later infill is starting to give way? Is there still the remains of the original well if you look internally?
Baker built Mark 1's never had an outboard well, they were designed to have the removable section where an out board motor can be mounted.
But just to confuse matters.... the six Mark 1's built by Formit did not have the removable section, all were fitted with inboards.
On the positive side I spoke to Steve the other night and he is OK with the fact about the removable section and that there is no structural damage as first thought.
I think i want my transom like this. Motor close to stern and lower. Sounds like it can be done
So does that solve the question about Steve's boat being a Baker built Mk1?
Sorry first time poster, long time lurker
Select to expand quoteSectorsteve said..
I think i want my transom like this. Motor close to stern and lower. Sounds like it can be done
And it will be a lot less stress on the transom. You could even use the motor as a step! 
My motor is mounted right in that incision. Amazing it didn't fall off when my fat frame climbed up it recently
Steve, I'm looking at going down to MB tomorrow. Do you still want to get together to look at your boat?
Oh thanks John. I'm in southern highlands this week. in am gonna be kinda sailing past Drummoyne Friday but no worries if you can't look at her then. I'm not that worried about it now that it's potentially nothing Structural..
Select to expand quoteSectorsteve said..
Oh thanks John. I'm in southern highlands this week. in am gonna be kinda sailing past Drummoyne Friday but no worries if you can't look at her then. I'm not that worried about it now that it's potentially nothing Structural..
Friday is a bit difficult, next week maybe.
Gidday Steve, Another suggestion ..... I guess the more the better then you can choose what you think is best.
I would get a Multi-tool, you know those buzzing kind of hand tools that can sand and cut. Then over the crack cut it back and back and back until you can see how far in the crack goes.
If you find you go deeper and deeper and the crack goes all the way through you havent lost anything because you have found how bad it is and can implement a fix. Maybe temporarily a 5mm aluminum plate secured across the transom with lots of thru bolts and flat washers. Then it wont get worse.
If you find its superficial you can re-epoxy it with some matting.
Select to expand quoteTrek said..
Gidday Steve, Another suggestion ..... I guess the more the better then you can choose what you think is best.
I would get a Multi-tool, you know those buzzing kind of hand tools that can sand and cut. Then over the crack cut it back and back and back until you can see how far in the crack goes.
If you find you go deeper and deeper and the crack goes all the way through you havent lost anything because you have found how bad it is and can implement a fix. Maybe temporarily a 5mm aluminum plate secured across the transom with lots of thru bolts and flat washers. Then it wont get worse.
If you find its superficial you can re-epoxy it with some matting.
The crack will be right through because its a fill piece. If you read through this thread youll see what i mean. Its nothing to worry about and meant to be like this. Im just glassing over it. Its not structural.
