23' seacraft

[bigeasy1]

I bought my marine grade fir from a plywood wholesaler,who knows what they are talking about.
I've used them several times on several project boats,and it's top notch stuff.It's regular marine Fir,from an American mill.No oil base glues or coatings.

You can see from my pictures,that there's no voids.

As for drilling holes,i didn't do that,although i can see the reasoning behind it.After doing four other transoms,and having no problems,i did it the same as always.Thickend epoxy,and a flat floor and lots of weight.I should mention,that i always prime both faces with a coat of epoxy resin,and let it kick,before I apply the thickened glue coat.
It seals and primes the wood,and keeps the glue coat from being sucked in to the wood too far leaving too little glue,which would make a weaker bond.
Don't let it cure too long,just till it's cured to the touch,but young enough for the glue coat to chemically bond to it.

You can see the glue joint is solid,and the same thickness throughout.All the excess that i cut off was the same as the picture.


If you are going to use plywood,do yourself a favor,and stay away from Lowe's And Home Depot.I know it's not all of them,but lots of the employees at these stores have no idea of what they're talking about,and their product knowledge is poor at best.
Go to a specialty plywood distributor,or a quality independent lumber yard,who can order it for you from a specialty plywood wholesaler.

A few weeks ago,i went to Lowe's, only because it was sunday.I wanted a sheet of 3/4" AC Fir.Of course i couldn't find it,They had some weird type of plywood with odd grade stamps.
So i ask a clerk in the lumber department,Do you have any AC Fir? His answer was, "No you won't find that anywhere locally".
This idiot had no idea,.I went to a local yard on Monday,and got what i wanted without a problem."Enough said.