"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
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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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"I intend to live forever. So far, so good."

Steven Wright

The holes are round so I think that's just the camera angle combined with
the shadows in the holes. Turned out it was not the plywood delaminating,
the delamination was at the fiberglass/plywood intersection. The glass was
thicker than I expected, about 3/8" or so. I've removed some of it and
still need to feather the edges. The plywood is in so so condition. A bit
punky on the top layer with one softer spot on the left side. To be
expected after 18 years I imagine. I'll post another picture after I finish
grinding. I'm once again remembering why grinding in the garage is not such
a smart idea, dust EVERY FRICKING WHERE. Have to drag it out on to the
driveway before I feather the edges. I'm going to go ahead and remove the
area under the lower third of the outdrive as well. Now that I think about
it more, creating a joint right at the bottom edge of the outdrive is not
such a smart idea.