[JohnB]

I am getting ready to pull the gas tank. The plywood underneath gave way on one side, which now has the gas tank wedged in the foam. Anyone have a trick or 2 to extract it? At looks like the gas tank is wider than the opening. Do they tilt on the side? Also, when the gas tank decided to wedge, it looks like it separated the stringer on the port side from the bottom of the hull. I will be reinforcing both sides.

As for the transom, I am looking at a composite core. It looks like most of the boats redone on here used plywood. Has anyone recored a transom using composite? If so, what type and lamination schedule did you use. The only down side I can see to compostite, is putting screws in. They don't bite into the foam like they do wood. Anyone have experience with this?