1971 20 SF Transom project

[Yamtt125]

Well, its about time I start working on this boat if I want to get it done by next spring. I am first beginning with the transom, then I plan on raising the deck and doing other fun and exciting things with her!!! lol.

So far, I have cut out the back of the boat and removed the wood the was previously there. By the picture, you can obviously tell it wasn't in the best condition to say the least.

In the next couple of days, I plan on finishing grinding/ sanding down the inner fiberglass.
Does anybody suggest any particular type of grinder I should use for that..?? And, does anybody have any suggestions on how to get the white crap off the went on the sides and bottom wood in the transom....that is some hard stuff!!!


I also plan on using Douglas fir for the transome....does anybody have any reasons why not too????

Also, I have a couple quick questions on some other random stuff about the boat:
My boat doesn't have any type of core under the gunels, and i thought it was kinda wierd cause most boats do...right??

My sf doesn't have any foam under the deck. I thought that most seacrafts had foam under the floor. Or is that only MA's??

Also, I want to use the talk it came with because its in good condition and I was wondering if anybody knew how many gallons it is. Its the tank that went under the console.

Thanks in advance guys
-Andrew






Here is the crazy hard white stuff I can't remove...