Making a Transom Cap

[Dave Hirshberg]

Strick,
You must be taking some time off your day job, That is incredible progress even for a professional shop.
Looks Great!!

[strick]

Thanks guys for all the great comments. This is a great web site for use as a resource of info. I have a lot of old posts saved into "my favorites" for reference when I get to a project on the boat that someone has already been thru before.

Abl111- The hard board would require nothing but waxing before lay up as the surface is so smooth. However the microbubbles (used to make the beveled edges) need some sanding after they dry and when you do this it scratched the hard board therefore I just put a quick coat of epoxy over the whole thing to get an extra slick surface. To hold the hard board to the wood I use liquid nails and small finish nails. Dont worry about puttying over the finish nails because they are so small that the epoxy fills in the indention. In other places I use screws to hold the frame together. The molds are cheap and not too sturdy because I know that I'm only going to use it once. Everything frees easily with a big plastic wedge... except for the corners and that is were I usually just say the heck with it and break the mold to release the piece.

70's Boat- yea I had a few days off last week.... A long waited vacation that I really needed.. so I turned off the pager and just worked on the boat smoked cigars and drank beer [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Strick