Tom, The biggest pain in the butt, is waiting for each application to cure before moving on to the next step. But, its actually pretty fun to do--a true labor of love. I just came in from sanding down my transom repairs with a disk sander. I think the key to not getting burned out, is having the right tools to make the work go faster. Especially the sanding. Good luck with the 17. --Bob Tom Smith wrote:

Thanks for the detailed reply Bob. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you view it, I'm not working on the deck until next winter, so I'm not dealing with any core damage...yet. My first thoughts are I will back the larger holes in the transom with cloth and fill with thick epoxy. The only experience I have with this kind of work is removing old hardware and filling and re-drilling for new on our M15. Pretty simple stuff, even for me.

Sounds like you did a great job--I'll review this post in the dead of winter when I'm experiencing similar pain. t

Tom Smith & Jane VanWinkle M15/345--Chukar M17/064--Unamed

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