I'm new so i've not read all the threads here yet, but thats a damn slick way to fix a transom with a top cap like that. :clap:

I gotta agree!!:clap:

Keep the pictures coming!:love:

3 piece?
 

got her all cleaned up, stringers cut back to good wood, (will rebuild and sister). looks like the aftmost layer (at least) were 3 separate pieces. i guess for a good flat for the motor. also they were all at an angle from vert or hor. any idea why that is?

hey bruce, i was gonna go in from the back side but destroyer aimed me in this direction. glad of it too. got a good look at the bilges and fixed the stringers too. mike

Looks awesome

would be a great time to throw in pickup for a raw water wash down

Mike, that project is looking sweet. Great job so far!! Keep up the good work. :beer:

xtras
 

wash down? battery box? insulated cooler? gas tank? (only 40 gal wing tanks) if i'm gonna do it, now's the time. mike

time is on whose side?
 

back at work in venice la. on a 206'x61' - 4 point anchor boat. soooo.... might be a while before i start back w/ the transom. gonna go w/ treated marine ply. will be SOLID when i'm done. will shoot pics as i go.... prob a month or so from now. mike

time.... older i get, faster it goes....
 

been out of country for 6 mos so all has been on hold. anyway, since the last pics, i went back w/ 3 layers of mar grade ply. all pieces sealed before installation. aftmost layer in three pieces (as original to fit curved stern) then 2 more layers to reach correct thickness. mat/cloth between each. cut off 1' of each stringer and replaced. re-inforced all angles and interfaces w/ HEAVY cloth and glass. installed all in one LONG day to stay with "wet" construction. while the aft deck was out, went ahead and mounted fishing chair base so as to seal all penetrations. re-installed aft deck and transom face unit, glassed it all together w/ probably too much for strength. where there had been angle alum. on top of transom, i sealed w/ 2 layers of glass. put the cap back on w/ stiffeners underneath the cut. remounted the motor, hauled it down to the gulf and got called back to work. i'll send pictures if i can get my new camera and computer to talk to each other.
i feel that this is even stronger than original, and i certainly wouldn't have gotten this far w/out the advice and encouragement of the v-20 community. going to the coast this w/end for a spin. thanks to all, mike