Recoring from the inside is definetly NOT easier.
Remove deck cap, remove motor well, cut and grind until you drink soo much you need to join AA. My friend has a 76 23CC that was done professionally from the outside, the gelcoat match was redone prefectly and you can't see that the repair was done except that there is no alumunum trim because it was all faired in perfectly. He runs his boat very hard, and there is not a crack anywhere.
I did mine from the inside because I wanted to get rid of the useless livewell and the extra weight. The boat now sits higher and when drifting the motor well does not fill up with water in a rough sea.
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I'm glad to hear another engineer thoughts. Keep up the good work. Paint the bilge with white gelcoat when done and everyone who knows boats will be impressed.