After glassing the inside of the cap. The pics may look funny due to the late afternoon sun.
After doing some research I found that this boat did come with rod holders and decided to add some leftover coosa board for backing.
After cutting out the divinycell.
Coosa glassed in place.
Ragged edge of the top cap from old screw holes.
I used painters tape on both sides and a syringe to inject cabosil. It set up nicely after several hours.
Top cap back in place temporarily.
One conflict is that my raw water and rod holder location is now in conflict. I've got to figure out how to work around that.
Cuts have been marked out.
After cut is made.
After giving it some thought I the decided to make the cut 4" the entire length.
Marked again.