I must like punishing myself

[FishStretcher]

Nice work! I am really interested to see more people do composite transoms. Plywood seems like it has so many down sides, like weight, rot, and grain orientation that promotes further rot.

If you hate sanding on the inside of the hull, I heard about and then tried using a sandblaster. It is pretty easy and fast. Great for irregular surfaces. I used it for my console door.

Also, when you fillet and tab in from transom to stringers, I found some good reference material on construction of that joint. I got it from boatdesign.net.

A link to some discussion here, with a link to the original:

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...4&postcount=32

and http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/fib...ion-45735.html


Finally, if you want a bit better bond, but like polyester resin, you might consider vinylester. It works the same way (MEKP system, thinned with styrene), but has better mechanical properties, and better resistance to water. Plus polyester sticks to it, in case you want to gel coat the bilge. I am a huge fan of the stuff I get from Mertons.