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05-17-2020, 12:01 PM | #1 |
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Dinghy Transom Gasket
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As some of y'all might remember, a fellow forum member gifted my son an aluminum rowboat last summer. Well, we're replacing the rotten transom this next week and are wondering what to use for the gasket material that goes between the aluminum and wood to seal it tight. Looking for inexpensive and easy! Thanks! Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app |
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Flex Seal! Flex Paste! that TV guy seals everything with that stuff! Of course you are going to be using fasteners from aluminum to wood as well. Find screws that will not “interact” with aluminum or rust.
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Stainless Steel
Stainless steel fasteners are used when connecting different metals. 🐻
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I would use aluminum screws only. Stainless is an alloy of carbon steel and will eventually react with aluminum especially in a wet environment. If you really must use stainless for its strength, I would use a nylon washer under a stainless washer of the same size, preferably a fender Type washer. This will keep the dissimilar metals from touching. Drill pilot hole through the aluminum slightly over sized to avoid the stainless from touching it as well.
As far as a gasket, I would simply apply a high grade silicone sealant, bolt it together and clean up the excess. Good luck! Dan
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Do I need to do the whole back of the transom with sealant, just the screws, or a ring on the outside to seal the "inside"? Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app |
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And make sure you do not use pressure treated wood against your aluminum.
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He got out today, but we had to throw some tape over the transom holes! Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app |
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That's great! So nice to see the next generation explore the beauty of the lake.
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Maybe a dumb question, but will gutter seal work? I've got a brandy new tube already...
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As for the name: it came with one that had a history, Harambee, so that will stay. We do sometimes refer to it as Boatie Three, though! Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app |
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What I find most hard is trying to remember how this would've felt as a kid. For example, my wife texted me a pic of him anchored just outside the swim area with a laughing emoji—we expected him to head much further out—but for a 9-year-old, that's gotta feel like being in the middle of the lake! Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app |
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I'm one of those who learned about boating by "rowing" a wooden, 8-foot boat while it was tied to a dock (three feet of water).
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