Gil-
Sorry I was half asleep last night. Scrap and teak should not be used in the same sentence. Yes it it oak veneer I believe 3/16" or 1/4" I will take a look. It was laying in my scrap pile. The two smaller dash panels have 4 pieces of 1/4" teak glued to the surface of the oak veneer.
The motor has the slots already built into the mounting bracket. There is one more hole below the slot as well. I will take a close up pic and post it.
Dave- do up a kitchen thred and post it for us

I dont know when it will be ready....maybe in another month? or sooner? I'm just taking it nice and slow now as I don't want to screw up the rigging. I'm not very mechanical inclined and it intimidates me.
strick