There’s no wood in my hull, Triton uses 100% composite fiberglass layups. But I have severe oxidation on the central lower part of my transom (just above the pad) and I’m a bit worried it could be a symptom of a larger problem. My gel coat is in great shape in all other areas. I installed trim tabs last fall and on one drill hole it seemed to break through a bit early and when I pushed the drill bit further in I could still feel slight resistance behind it, like the last layup had seperated on the inside surface.
I fished around in the bottom of the hull against the transom as best I could and I actually did pull about a sliver/flake of what looked like delaminated fiberglass, about 1/16” thick x 1” wide by 4” long. I tried to fish one of those inspection tool cameras in the back of the hull to see the inside surface of the transom but really couldn’t see anything with the way my boat is constructed.
The boat otherwise looks almost new so I’m not sure if extreme oxidation in this one particularly concerning location or finding a relatively small piece of thin delaminated fiberglass in the hull on a 10 year old is something to be worried about or not.
I don’t beat the boat at all, it barely gets any use, but my lake is rough. Hitting rogue waves from wake boats will happen on occasion. It looks like Caddyshack on Lanier in the summer.
Any recommendations on how I can set my mind at ease in terms of the structural condition of my lower transom? Is delamination from the interior uncommon? Will structural issues in the fiberglass layup generally cause oxidation on the exterior gel coat?