Advice on transom problem.

[ArcherB]

I have a '87 Sea Ray 230 Weekender that has a bad transom. There is some other rotten wood in the engine compartment, which originally led me to the bad transom. The rest of the boat is in decent shape. I had planned on selling it before I found the problems. I figured I could get $8,000 -$10,000 for this type of boat in decent shape with out the wood rot probelm.
Here's my options as I see it:
1) Spend several thousand dollars repairing then sell it. Not sure I could get my $ back and there's got to be stigma with a boat that has had a tramsom replaced.
2) Sell it as is. Engine has been removed making an ops check difficult.
3) Part it out. Could take for ever, but most of the systems are in good shape.
4) Donate to a worth cause.
Any way it's already a loss, just hoping to minimise it.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[carver 2557]

Advertise it as a fixeruper..make any potential buyers aware of the problems that you know about..
Ask for best offers...see what,(if any) offers you get and go from there..
There is always someone willing to buy anything...

 

[CaptKen]

Being the average retail on that boat isn't but $6200, I don't see anyway out of the hole. A good fiberglass man can cut the inside wood back and replace what is rotten but still gonna cost you at least a grand. Just get what you can and write the rest off to the good times you and the family had with it.

 

[oldfishboat]

http://transomrepair.com/zk/ No experience with the deal but gives some idea of options. I have also felt that a stringer , transom replacement could be fabricated from aluminium. Then mated to the hull with the power plant etc all ready to go.

No reason some one with a little skill cant return it to better than new. Finding that person is the problem.