Forward bulkhead

[chriselk]

Hey guys, I have a 23 from a former member.

I have forgotten his name, but he was the guy who supposedly made T shirts for yall.

I have attached a picture of the boat AFTER he had work done on it. That may help you recall it.

PLEASE NOTE THE PICTURES ARE OUT OF ORDER. The blue boat is the picture of the boat about 10 yrs ago.

Well, it has an enclosed transom with a bracket after the partial rebuild. I have cut out the deck and the front of the transom to expose the inside view there.

It appears that a large central knee was installed running from hull to top of transom. There is some original fiberglass remaining on port and starboard sides of the transom that was cut to access bolts when installing the bracket.

The top of the transom, about 18 inches is THREE inch thick and solid (newer). Below, it is rotted out-probably original.
I am still debating on whether to go back in with a new single bracket or renotch the transom. It seems that I will not be able to salvage the good part of the transom and will have to cut that part out and start over-that is if I decide to rebracket it. Certainly, being that its not rotted it will not peel from the outer skin like the lower rotten part. The outside of the transom where I redrilled the drains is pretty thick glass, so I dont want to do an outside transom repair and I dont want to work upside down.

My question is can anyone tell me what this boat was powered with originally (I/O or outboard)? See pictures.