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Author	Topic:   increase transom height old 13' whaler
portisi	posted 03-20-2002 11:16 AM ET (US)         A relative has an early 60's model 13' whaler. It is always a pain in the ass to try and find decent short shaft engines. I think I read somewhere about someone raising the height of the transom to accomodate a long shaft. I assume this means filling in the notch in the transom so it is level all the way across. Has anyone attempted this?
JBCornwell	posted 03-20-2002 01:32 PM ET (US)             Ahoy, Portisi. In my never humble opinion, building up the transom is too easy to do incorrectly and too expensive to have done by a pro. A much easier, and reversable (sp?) solution is a jack plate. Several are made specifically to make 20" legs usable on a 15" transom. Red sky at night. . . JB :)
Bigshot	posted 03-20-2002 01:46 PM ET (US)             ditto.
JFM	posted 03-20-2002 02:54 PM ET (US)             After building one up out of teak, I must also ditto. Regards, Jay
Salmon Tub	posted 03-20-2002 04:51 PM ET (US)             I would say use the jackplate for height, and maybe build it up for asthetics (not for structural). The teak idea sounds good. Maybe glass up a splash well. Would imagine that a higher well would not be bad on a smaller hull.

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