What's happening to this transom?

[SCTSCT]

Saw this Fiber glass boat. It's a 2009/2010. The transom looks like this. See pictures. I don't see anti foul and the rest of hull seems ok. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171129/9797e4c39c26ee2e20b2e15988a9c73b.jpg


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[ericcs]

by the colour of the trailer, rollers and the nylon board between the motor and transom,looks like there was a fire close by!

[ranmar850]

Certainly looks like fire damage from the pic.

[SCTSCT]

Do you think its fire from the motor is most likely?

[ericcs]

is there a better pic of the motor?

[ranmar850]

Looks more like something behind it on the ground may have caught fire , if there is no hull damge anywhere else? Outboards don't ted to catch fire as a rule. More likely a grass fire, someone got careless using an angle grinder around dry grass, or something along those lines?

[Crunchy]

Its joining in on Movember?

[tug_tellum]

Osmosis maybe
Mick

[ranmar850]

Not osmosis. You can see burning and blackening on wobble rollers, trailer frame, and ali transom plate , not to mention bottom of motor. I don't know why people even mention osmosis with regards to trailer boats--it only ever affected badly laid up glass hulls that were left permanently in the water---the process couldn't happen with something that spent 90% of its life on a trailer.

[tug_tellum]

Sorry Ranmar. I didnt see where it said it spent 90% of its life on a trailer.
It doesnt have to be poorly layed up laminate to get osmosis. Cheap GP resin can have the same effect. Have seen it with Chinese resin.

[ranmar850]

Most trailer boats spend more than 90% of their lives on a trailer. And have your ever actually seen a trailer boat with osmosis? I've seen a few early large hulls with it ( talking 35-40 ft ), but not for a very long time. Think early eighties.
So osmosis is making a comeback? With poor materials? I'd hate to see that. I think the gelcoat on this one started to bubble with heat before it really caught fire, personally.

[SCTSCT]

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[SCTSCT]

The lower unit was taken off. Could that have started the fire or maybe it was damaged by the fire?


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[ericcs]

wouldn't be anything on the leg that would catch fire, so probably damaged from the fire below!

[Mupster]

Definitely an engine fire, look at the well it's all splattered too!

[ericcs]

engine cowling and wiring harness looks intact for it to be an engine fire!

[Mupster]

engine cowling and wiring harness looks intact for it to be an engine fire!

Maybe not that engine


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[ericcs]

look below the cowling, rest of the engine is black from fire/smoke, and as stated, the leg's been removed!

[catshark]

Fire has touch that hull , dead give away is the transom polyboard backing is distorted, melted and discolored, as previously stated id agree on a grass fire

[ranmar850]

Fuel spilled all over motor and on ground, then ignited? *The dog barked* ( see refuelling post ;))