My Transom Rebuild

[CaptJ]

first three pieces went in very nice. Next three were going to be really tight and we didnt want to slam them in to hard with a sledge . So we measured the four inchches off the sides and the bottoms and ground off three of the eleven layers of plywood those four inches to get them to fit tight withour forcing them.

We removed the screws from the first three pieces and used then to pull the two 3/4 inch sheets together. I bought good stainless screws and decided to leave them in for extra strength. they should be fine seeing as they will be buried in fiberglass.

Here is a pic of all six pieces of wood in. the fiberglass is also beveled about 3.5-4 inches out for the new glass.

[CaptJ]

Here are some pics with the fiberglass on. I went the route that many of you did and wrapped the cap, that was just inviting water into the hull. It is shaping up pretty good and feels really solid. the plastic is the template we used to cut the cloth. we started with the outside layer and went in cutting the template about 1/2 inch for each layer of glass.

And we are now working with the faring putty and should be getting the gelcoat on this weekend. As I type, I just got a call and the gelcoat will be at my house in about 10 minutes. Don't know how to thank these guys for all their help with the materials but they will be getting alot of fishin out of me this year, thats for sure.

I will keep you guys posted on the outcome. Thanks for all the help and the past post that i refered to frequently.

[joe7670]

Looking good! Nice work.