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Hello Hooper:
I just took the transom out of my inboard and found that the 2 pieces of plywood ran all the way down to the bottom of the boat. In the in boards they glassed in a level piece of foam to
form a support for the bottom of the gas tanks.
This created a deep pocket, where the plywood was trapped and as in my case if it gets saturated with water, it swells and it did crack tha glass at the very corner of the hull,where the inboard edge of your tab is, or the first
deadrise in the hull. I couldn't believe it when I found it ,the glass is thin right there, I quess they figured that with 2 pieces of plywood
and just 1 layer of woven roven over the inside it was strong enough. I'm around all weekend
call if you like 508-627-8941
or cell 508-612-1768
Tom Taylor