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Billfish, yes, you are required to gat all te wood out of teh transom, but I honestly dont think that anyone ever gets all te wood out. Might take some time, but not as much time to cut the cap off as I did.
My cap is back on and now teh real patience sets in, doing teh body work correctly to the point that you cant tell teh cap was ever off.
You could fill with resin along with chopped mat. Seen the chopped mat on E-Bay.
Be sure to post pics. of the motor removal, We can walk ya through each step. ;)