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I ALSO USED 2 ¾” SHEETS OF PLYWOOD ON MY 23’ BUT IF I WAS GOING TO USE PLYWOOD AGAIN I WOULD USE 3 SHEETS OF ½” INSTEAD. IT IS A LOT EASIER TO WORK WITH AND WHEN YOU WERE DONE YOU WOULD HAVE 6 SIDES LAMINATED WITH RESIN INSTEAD OF JUST FOUR. THAT COULD HELP IN THE RESISTANCE OF WATER DAMAGE IN THE TRANSOM AS THE YEARS GO BUY. I ALSO WOULD USE EPOXY RESIN NOT POLYESTER RESIN YOU CAN PROLONG THE TIME BEFORE IT STARTS TO HARDEN WITH THE CATALYST YOU USE. THAT WILL HELP THE RESIN TO PENETRATE INTO THE PLYWOOD AND KEEP IT FREER FROM ROT. AS FOR TOOLS I USED A GRINDING WHEEL ON A HAND GRINDER IT CUTS THROUGH FIBERGLASS LIKE BUTTER. ON A COMPRESSOR I GUESS YOU WOULD USE THE SAME ¼” GRINDING WHEEL MAYBE A 1/8” THICK. YOU ALSO MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT REMOVING YOUR I/O STRINGERS FOR A OUTBOARD STRINGER SYSTEM I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEM REGARDING THAT PERHAPS SOMEONE ELSE COULD COMMENT ON THIS IF THERE IS A PROBLEM (I THOUGHT THE STRINGERS WERE THE SAME).
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