Request for RidgeRunner

[billymoca]

Thanks, That is horrible to hear about the stolen cameras. who ever did that should have his family ***els rearranged. I have had lots of tools stolen too.

I have truly been enjoying the past threads from everyone on this site
and have gained much knowledge from you all. Now to turn that into wisdom.

My boat is very factory and has been sitting for the last ten years in a cow pasture. The transom is rotted, but the floor and the stringers are in ok shape. I want to change the storage compartments, move the console forward and close off the transom with a new custom aluminum bracket so I figured that I will be doing a cap off build as well.

these pictures are from Day One:

I am trying to figure out how to continue this edge detail one I close off the transom and then what do I do to the inside of the boat at the transom. I have 4 kids, so I would love to have more storage and possibly a seat, but I am worried about how thick to make the back transom area.

So here are a few more questions: did you remove the fiberglass on the outboard edge of the transom, or just fill in the recess. I am hoping to simply insert the new transom from the inside of the boat.

Does the boat have to stay a two piece boat? What if when I was done, I glassed the boat together and removed the rub rail?

What should I use for transom material? I have heard a lot of people say two layers of 3/4 ply is sufficient, I was thinking of two layers of ply plus a 3/8 layer of aluminum sheet sandwiched and glued (5200?) into the transom for extra rigidity.