Re: another transom job in the works -
Ha Bill
I did my transom from the inside so I really don’t have a great suggestion on how to get the plywood out of the groove other than a hammer and chisel. When you do it from the inside you don’t have that 4-6” groove to contend with.
As for the lamination schedule I would do one layer at a time you could probably do two sheets of plywood in a day one in the morning and another in the afternoon. I also used the west system and really like the stuff. Follow their booklets on doing a transom it worked for me. As for the method to hold things together I used the glue and screw method. I drilled holes in the plywood and bolted things together I also used C clamps. After all the wood is in you can plug up the holes in the plywood before you re glass the outside I also used a peanut butter thickened epoxy and trawled it under all the edges of the hull between the plywood all around between the plywood lamination schedule. Don’t forget the beer you will need lots of it.
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