[65Bowrider]

Thanks for all the possitive comments and encouragement.
Don, it was good to see you too and you're timing was perfect ... 1 beer & no work... we'll catch you next time... we have the 21 yet to do!

I wish we could move as fast on the 21 ... a bigger project and a bigger learning curve.

Denny, we are doing research on the bonding issue. We are epoxy people and that's what we want to use to wrap the transom & cap, leading into the engine well for securing it all very well. The exposed Seacast is small and may not be an issue. Running tests with epoxy soaked 1708 on a Seacast sample today ... let cure, then try to pull apart.
Hands on is the best educator.