Thanks Reel, I'm printing off your advice now! ;D As for the fuel tanks, I'm taking them out before I get started (I'm still planning on trying to put a fuel cell under the floor, but that comes after the transom ;D ) I do have one more question (ok, one more question for now ;) ) The splash well is part of the cap but is not screwed in. Am I correct in assuming that where the gap in the photo of my transom is will be where I need to seperate the cap (splashwell portion) at the transom?

I'll post more pics as I make progress, but looks like I'm not going to have much time this weekend.... :(