Very Weird indeed. I spoke to someone in their Arkansas plant where their John boats are made and he believes ( no confirmation from the Min plant) they got a batch of wood that somehow was contaminated with something and it caused a reaction. Normal wood even if it was retaining moisture would do that to aluminum.
I just went through this with my 2015 Competitor165. Bottom line is the wooden transom rotted through the aluminum. I had to send my boat back to Alumacraft and they replaced the entire transom with a new aluminum one. Everything is great now but it took forever. For mine, they covered it under warranty. The parts would have been close to $1,000 and $3,000 in labor. If you want to chat about the issue call me at 785-554-7705. I can give you more details.
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Bob
I have a 2015 Competitor 165 that the pain was blistering on the lower part of the transom. Alumacraft is replacing the wood core with an all aluminum transom. They say going the wood core had gotten wet and was pin holeing the aluminum. $3,000 in labor to fix, and they are covering the cost. I am the second owner so technically the boat is out of warranty, but they are covering the problem.
