Need Help With a Sears 12′ Row Boat Repair.

[The Boat House]

[wyo307]

Tubs I think that my sears boat has those same indents that you are talking about. I will go out and measure them for you tonight but for now some pictures of the old girl in use :). I just picked mine up last year from a friend for a fishing boat I can throw in the back of my pickup for the more remote lakes I don’t want to take my nice boat to.

[foot_doctor]

The repaired boat in your bottom photo is mine. Photgraphed at Tomahawk. It does not have wood across the full transom on the outide. It’s only on the inside. Make your outside panel to match the part that was originally on the back of the transom, and make sure that it is thick enough that it extends behind the rolled edge of aluminum at the top. I think 1/2 inch should do it, but 5/8 would be better. Use aluminum or stainless machine screws to sandwich the inside and ouside to the aluminum. Fix the bent transom first. Have fun with your boat. We have good times with mine, and we use it for the Zephyr and Mark5 events at Tomahawk. These hulls run best if they have perfectly flat bottoms. They cannot run well if the bottom is hooked. If yours has a hook, pound it straight with a large rubber mallet, preferably over a pile of sand. Ron Thomas

[paulfromyork]

Tubs, yours is just like mine, a Sea Nymph clone from sears. This is really hard to measure because the taper from in to out is long. i would guess the angle at 30 degrees. And the depth is between 1/8" and 3/16". It seems to vary. You could make up panels that would fit into the depression in several thicknesses and glue up what you need at the site. Good luck. I would not do this remotely, but I am fussy about fits and finishes. Tool and die maker.

[paulfromyork]

Oh! and the "dimples" are female on the INSIDE of the boat.

[The Boat House]

Yes Ron it was at Tomahawk where I got the picture.
Got me to thinking what would be a good solution to
repairing this boat. Its not unusual for me to have
more than one motor on the boat when testing motors
that I don’t have any confidence in. As this transom
needs repair anyway I may as well spend the time to
have that option.

Wyo307 There is this little cove that get the last
sun on the lake when it goes down. No camps
so it a quiet spot. Could be you and your lady
there fishing. Great way to end the day.

Paul,
That’s really helpful. If I go with either I’m sure the
space will "adjust" when I bolt the front and back together.
Having access to more tools and better as well as closer
places to get materials it hard to say how much time
it will save me to have something I can just put on
the boat when I get there. Thanks a bunch.

[garry-in-michigan]

The last picture I took at our Lake june meet . . 😀

[wyo307]

Tubs

I measured it last night and I came up with 3/16" everywhere I measured (transom is the only straight part of the boat :)). It protrudes to the rear on my boat.

I love all of the sunset pictures so I’ll just have to add a few more!

[fisherman6]

I am also liking the sunset pictures. I’ll play.
-Ben

OldJohnnyRude on YouTube

[The Boat House]

Thanks Wyo,
That what I’ll go with.
I was guessing around a 1/2".
Glad I asked.
I got tons of lake pictures but
I’ll only post one more (for now).

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