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Cut it where you drew the lines. It's the way to go. Comes right off after removing the rub rail, cutting the silicone, and removing the deck to hull screws.

Then the fun begins ! Use a grinder as a cutter and cut the glass along the entire edge of the transom - along the sides, top and bottom ( use the tool to cut smaller pcs of f.glass )- then remove this glass by pulling and wedging screw drivers, Wonder Bars, crow bars etc.

Then, set a circ saw blade depth 1/4" short of the depth of the transom thickness and start making small manageable squares. Remove w/ aforementioned tools. Include a sawzall for fun.

I cut back the fiberglass stringers about 10" from transom. Down low by the chines is the toughest place to get the wood out from. Then grind the inside glass transom flat.... This whole process took me 9-11 hours.