I got a chance to work on the boat a little bit this evening... Cut out the side inner liner and removed the front deck.
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...1/image-51.jpg

Just when I thought that I had the transom completely ground and sanded down, I noticed a small area running along the very bottom of the transom skin that looked like it was delaminating. Stuck a pry bar into the delamination and sure enough, it started peeling off in sheets. So I worked on removing the top layer of glass that was probably added when the boat was tore into once before. http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...1/image-52.jpg

(Left Transom Side)... It tore off in sheets for a min, but then I had to resort to grinding the stuff that actually stuck pretty good down to the original glass. Notice the nice large woven glass.
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...1/image-53.jpg

Left side done... Still have the right side to do. LOTS of grinding!!!
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...1/image-54.jpg

What is the concensus on how many inches to raise the floor??

That's why I like epoxy for transom work! Much higher bond strength with old glass!

Oh I will definitely be using EPOXY!!

My 20' which has an f150 and an Armstrong bracket was raised 5". Its a good height and self bails. Yours is a master angler too right?

Two inches should be plenty. Any higher and you will feel like your in a bass boat.

strick

I agree. I have a stock floor 1975 Master Angler. With the taller cap. it doesn't break your knees, and you are a lot less likely to fall out.

It self bails at the dock with a "small" 370lb 4 stroke, and a 4 stroke kicker (58lb) on the transom, and a wet transom, at that.
The batteries are under the console, and the tank is, too.

It floods an aft corner with two guys leaning over the outboards landing a fish.

WOW,
I'm looking at mine, the same year & boat covered in my backyard. I've always been a firm believer if your going to do something do it right. GREAT job to date thanks for posting all the pix's, they will be so helpful once I start. Have you keep any log regarding time spent on your build ?

Thanks!! Be glad to check out your rebuild too.....

I havent been keeping an EXACT tally on time spent, but I think that is a good idea....I think that I will start doing that from here on out.

Just a rough estimate how much time I have in it right now......maybe somewhere between 12-15 hours. That is from the time I started pulling the motor off of the boat until where it is at right now.

Don't forget to add in Dad's time as well...no cheating here on CSC :)

strick