steve dean Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Hi, I now own a Morebas 17ft Norwegian built fast fisher. Does anyone have info on how these were constructed and wether anyone has had problems with the transom or foam getting wet inside deck? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Congratulations on your new boat. I personally have no knowledge of such things, do you suspect that you have an issue or is it something that has just been said to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 As Jon said, congratulations on your boat purchase and joining the Outlaws. If you do suspect that there is transom work to be done, you are in the right place. There are a couple of very knowledgable guys to bleed info from! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 welcome to the outlaws, plenty of help on here, just arsk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 12 minutes ago, captin slows old outlaw said: welcome to the outlaws, plenty of help on here, just arsk I'm pretty sure he already has Pete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 11 hours ago, steve dean said: Hi, I now own a Morebas 17ft Norwegian built fast fisher. Does anyone have info on how these were constructed and wether anyone has had problems with the transom or foam getting wet inside deck? Cheers Hi Steve and welcome. Can't say I know anything about morebas boats, but it's inevitable over time that a transom will rot, and water will eventually find its way in to foam compartments. Do you know for sure you have these issues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve dean Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 I dont know that i have these issues and as the boat has such a heavy grp layup im hoping it will be ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Ok, well if you want to find out, there are several avenues you can take. If you know the weight of everything, you could put it on a weighbridge and see what that comes back as. Any sign of transom flexing, lift the motor, then try picking it up, pulling it down by hand and see if the transom moves. You can also drill test holes in strategic places, if you get soggy wood back...... Leaving boat tilted up with drain plug out and see if much comes out can be an indicator, and bouncy squishy decks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 (edited) Without photos it either doesn't exist or never happened, learnt that from JonC. Have the rear nuts puled slightly into the glass on the inside of the transom ? often a sign of a rotten transom. Edited February 22, 2023 by JDP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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