Removing a Porta Bracket
 

This may sound strange, but I actually want to remove a Porta Bracket that was on my 1970 20SF when I bought it a couple of months ago. The problem is that I have never undertaken any kind if fiberglass repair/rebuild. I'm pretty handy, but I will need to come to you guys with a lot of questions - many will seem pretty dumb!I have been so impressed with everyone on the forum and the help they provide that I am willing to give it a try.

I'm going to post a few pictures tomorrow of what it looks like right now and then start. I know right off the bat that I want a 25 inch transom not the 20 inch that the boat came with. I am assuming right now that the full transom on it now was built up from a 20 inch.

So here is the first really dumb question - measuring the 25 inch transom. Is it from the dead bottom of the hull to the lip of the transom?

By the way - the Porta Bracket works perfectly. I would need something for it if anyone is interested - to help me pay for this effort because this just might end up being a whole transom rebuild. If you are interested and live close, you can come help me remove it so you know you got it off the boat with no damage!

Re: Removing a Porta Bracket
 

Here is the bracket and transom arrangement. That is 1/4 inch plate stainless steel and it overlaps the top of the transom down about 10 inches.http://z.about.com/d/saltfishing/1/0/o/G/boat4.jpg