Lowe was founded in 1971 to build high value aluminum boats and canoes to fit a family's boating needs. since then, lowe has created generations of family memories through great experiences on the water and has developed a reputation for building high quality, yet affordable aluminum boats and pontoons to suit almost any need.. Today we removed the old transom from our 21 ft. 1985 starcraft aluminum- hulled boat. the wood was starting to rot. when we extracted the transom we found that it was of 1 5/8" plywood ( marine?), 12 inches high by about 70 inches long.. Re: lowe transom issue? the boat is aluminum. there's a few ss screws near the bottom of the transom. the corrosion is not anywhere near the screws. what i read about the wood in the transom is. pressure treated wood uses a chemical process. something with cooper in it. anyways, i guess if the wood gets wet, it is walled up against the transom....
I replaced the transom on my 1989 16 foot fisher marine jet jon with 6061 aluminum welded on by a buddy in the aircraft industry. not sure if my boat is a different composition of alloy or its age or the fact it had been in saltwater was a factor but finding and welding up all those pinhole sized leaks was a real pita.. Transom repair for aluminum boats - jon boat, bass boat, tinny #tbnation - duration: fixing the transom on a 1436 jon boat: aluminum plate & m5200 2of3 - duration: 8:41.. The transom wood was shot, and it was also enclosed by riveted aluminum on 4 sides, just about the same as yours. i chose to drill out all rivets holding the transom in, was a pain but worth it. my new transom is two 3/4" oak plywood boards stacked together (1.5")..
