On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:34:16 -0800 (PST), wrote:

http://home.earthlink.net/~jamesgangnc/before3.jpg

I have no idea where it delaminated farther out but right under the
outdrive it appears to actually be the first layer of the plywood
rather than just the fiberglass. So I'm thinking I'm going to cut all
this away and build it back up with fiberglass cloth and epoxy. Since
the actual point where the outdrive sits is solid I'm going to work
towards that level rather than try to get it back to the original
thickness.

Sounds good although I'd be a little concerned about the first layer
delaminating. That happened on that Chris Craft Crusader I was going
to restore. When I started on the glass, the whole top layer came off
the transom and I found some rot further along that I planned. I
ended up stripping the entire top layer of glass and wood when I found
it.

Just a thought.

Out of curiosity, from your picture it looks like the bottom holes on
the mount are sort of oblong shaped - is that an artifact from the
angle of the picture or are they really oblong?

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