Ok, I have finally removed all of the wood I possible could. Now I just have to wait for some decent weather. If I learned anything from this it was to go and get the right tools. Chainsaw worked well but I was a little conservative with it. I went to the hardware store after I was done and saw some excellent drill bits and extensions that would have saved my arms. Now I need to order either the Nidabond or the Arjay not sure which one yet.

From my research I think Nidacore and Arjay are basically the same. Shop for price. You'll be happy with either. You got your resin to coat the insides?

Maury

Maury, I have read your transom post about a thousand times, that is what actually gave me the courage to try.

I have to fill in the notch in my transom and need to order some roving and mat along with the resin.

I was lucky - I didn't need to extend my transom. I'll say this - its nice to walk by my boat a year later and forget I did that work on it. Not having the transom painted or having a repair line anywhere is great. She still looks factory and that was my #1 reason for going the pourable route. I'm glad my post helped. Before you pour, make sure EVERY hole is covered - especially the inside drain plug hole in the bilge! :)

what is under the aluminum cap i hope theres fiberglass and you cut it off, tell me im right

Been there and done that, Good luck. Pleanty of fun ahead. Whatever you do, dont remove the outter skin. Go with a bracket, but listen to M.J., bracket needs to be a certain height.
Post plenty of pics, : )-

It was both. The upper part was glass and the notch had nothing. I have all the wood out now and will be molding up the sides of the notch to get ready for the Arjay. Hammer I won't be cutting the skin but I am still kicking around the bracket idea and leaving the splashwell. Haven't seen to many with that setup (probably a reason for that) but it might be nice to have something different.

I did see a stainless marine bracket on ebay last night I was considering, but man the money adds up fast doing a project.

The notch?

Sorry, where it was cut down from 25 to 20 inches. I call it a notch.

but before it was cut down it was all sealed with fiberglass?