Transom construction

Perry W. Phillips (perrywphillips@prayercircle.org)
Fri, 14 May 1999 11:38:21 -0500


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Hi-de-ho Potter people,

Today I kicked off my Potter project, and while everything seems fairly sound
I've found one area that raises a question. The upper part of my transom is
nice and solid and has a spring loaded aluminum motor mount through bolted and
reinforced on the outside with a two inch thick plywood laminate pad. This is
all in relatively good shape, but is contrasted by a flexing of the interior
glass at the bottom of the transom inside the lazarette where the gudgeon screws
are mounted. (note:Frodo is a 1970 British built C Type Potter, and the
arrangement is quite different from the US versions.) Does anyone know about
the internal construction of the transom? Is it glass over plywood, or was it
left hollow on purpose? All of the glass seems strong, and I certainly don't
want to cut into the transom to replace rotted wood. My first impulse is to
bore a few holes (perhaps an inch in diameter) and see what has happened. If it
is hollow, I like the idea of the structural foam added for reinforcement, but
have also been considering West epoxy resin poured in through limber holes cut
higher up.

I'd appreciate some other thinking if you would like to contribute your
suggestions.

Thanks,

Perry

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1970 WW Potter 14 C Type (FRODO)
Currently Gunter Rig but soon to be Chinese Junk Rig
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Perry W. Phillips
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