Thanks for responding DonV. You are correct, I have very little experience with glass and even less with transom repair. I take if from your, albeit curtious but disaroving tone that you have very little faith in the pourable route. I have spoken with a few professionals. 2 of whom said that they would do it with wood or composite and glass and two said that done properly in my case would be fine to go with the pourable (the latter two were not advocates or realted to any of the porable products). I also saw a whaler transom that a friend did on his boat about 7 years ago with pourable that came out nicely and is still perfect. He is not quite as perticular and meticulis as I am and had the same or less experience that I do. Yes, I know that "just because it worked for him doesnt mean it will work in my case". However the original structural integrity of all glass and stringers has been surveyed and is still uncompromised as yet. I am confident that with the proper planning, preparation and input from people like yourselfs that this can be compleated with no compromise in saftey or integrity. I am in the planning and fact finding stages so you can clearly see the level of my experience. I will say, I have yet to see one example of a porable DONE PROPERLY with all other structural integrity intact, fail. DonV, I have read your posts for years and seen the tramendous ammount of insight and experience you lend to this fourm, have you worked with a porable product or have an instance that you personally know of an instance that it has led to failure be it catistrophic or other wise? Or is it simply my current lack of knowlegde and famailiarity that you feel should dissuade me? I think my tone here sounds as though Im writing a legal breif, sorry if it comes off that way. just looking for advice on how to best go about it in my case. Thanks again.
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