Transom.....son of a b!&*(

[shaneburris74]

Aright guys as most of you know I'm doing a transom rebuild. I startedtearing out all the wood to do the poor method..the same as MauryC did. I know "this thread is useless without pics." I'll get em....The problem I have run into is that the wood at the bottom of the transom is a beast to get out. I've gotten as far as I can with a chainsaw....I've got an exteded bore bit I'm working with now..or was...I have broken off the extender last night. I don't think there is anyway I can totally clean all the wood out with out cutting the outer skin off to expose it. So I want some opinions from you guys..so here' s my thoughts:

Am I just being a pansy and I need to just keep chipping away at it?

Can I leave some wood in the bottom and just bore holes in it and pour the compound and expect the compound to fill it up and everything be ok? (theres about 4" of hard wood in the lower corners)

Do I just go ahead and cut the skin off and clean it out and then do a patch job and put it back on? how difficult is that patch job? I know NYMack did it this way......

Thanks for you help guys.