Hi Eric,Great stuff Bill. As I ready my boat for Summer in the Sierras, a post like this is quite valuable. I have been thinking through how to best devise a cradle for the stern of the boat, and your pictures are much appreciated.
In the 9th picture, from the stern with the Miata in the background, what is the black piece behind the post you made?
Thanks,
Eric
Hi Eric,Bill,
Why add a deck plate? Is there something specific that you want to have easy access to?
Hi,very nice post. i mounted a ladder with out the deck plate. I injected foam into transome, and added 1/4 inch plastic backing on interior of boat. I padded the ladder mounts. I did not use the lower right hand ladder bracket-the one that if you drilled would go into the area under the seat. So the ladder is supported by three brackets not four. So far no problems.
Hi Jeremy,This is great stuff! I hope I plan to duplicate your effort. We're did you get the rubber mast supports from?
very nice post. i mounted a ladder with out the deck plate. I injected foam into transome, and added 1/4 inch plastic backing on interior of boat. I padded the ladder mounts. I did not use the lower right hand ladder bracket-the one that if you drilled would go into the area under the seat. So the ladder is supported by three brackets not four. So far no problems.
Hi Eric,
Good question, the right side of the transom is not reinforced. There is nothing between the two main components in that part of the boat. So a small deck plate will allow access to that part under the right seat and the lower part of the transom. Then a shim can be wedged between the two layers before drilling and installing mount bolts. There is a detailed post about this installation by a forum member, should not be that much trouble. Thanks..................bill
Yeah I saw that, but then this post threw me a little. thinking that maybe one side if the transom was more solid than the other half.Check my earlier posts you'll see how I reinforced the flimsy Mod 1 transom. Did that about 4 seasons ago and it's worked quite well!