Now starting on the transom cap. I want to have a 40 gallon live well in the middle and two hatches that hold 5 gallon buckets on the sides. There is a 2 1/2” curve to the top.
I started by making a template of the cap out of foam. I’m going to try to do this in one piece out of a mold. I used 2x8’s and melonine to create the curve. The scrap melonine was used to create the sides and slight curve in the rear wall. Modeling clay a made the radius in the corners. I ran a small socket across them to get them smooth. The live well and hatch forms are mdf that has been sprayed with duratec primer and sanded. Here is a pic of the partial assembly.
My plan is to paint in two layers of gelcoat and layin two layers of 1 1/2 oz mat then two layers of 1708. I’ll add scrap cossa as reinforcements then one more layer of 1708.
I’ll mold up the live well also the same way then glass it in. I hope everything fits. I measured three times.
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