Re: Need Help With a Sears 12′ Row Boat Repair.

[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