appreciate the info on the towers. ill check out Atlantic... i already made the mistake of leaving a ducer in and nailed it with the saw.(that wakes ya up lol) I think i'm going to actually be able to get everything out without cuts to the motor well. the deck drains were never sealed on this boat, along with a dozen other holes that should've had at least some 5200 but it was left to rot... The entirety of the wood is completely shot so its coming out very easy now that im not afraid to stick the saw in there... Another little tip that has helped immensely, i found some very long grill tongs that are about 30 inches long.. bent in the edges a bit, and its been perfect for puling all that crap out of there.. The hard part will be the sanding and prepping prepour i feel like, but ill get there. plan is to sand the inside, treat with acetone, and paint it with the fiberglass stuff to get a good bond.
As for the 25' transom... im not sure yet.. i was actually toying with knocking the sides down and making the whole center a 20" transom, and putting a jack plate in the middle to accommodate a 25" shaft motor if i needed to. The rationale there is this will primarily be a great lakes salmon boat, with the occassional striper/offshore weekend trip once a year. Salmon trolling is all done around 2mph, so going to a wider 20" transom would allow me to add my 20" shaft kicker.. Only thing im hesitant of is the weight. the poured transom is heavier than wood, and a modern 200hp outboard even a 2 stroke is heavy, adding a kicker i may have issues with her squatting in the water. i may sell the kicker and just buy a yamaha 4 stroke 200hp and troll on that. ive got a few weeks left to make the decison so we'll see. Headed home shortly to continue digging!!!
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