Thank you for the kind words! I know it wont be the fastest but I think I will be happy with the solid ride in the chop
Jr,

Thanks Scippy! I couldnt scuttle it.. I love boating/boats to much. I lucked out that the hull had no coring.... I think I would have cried if I discovered that! I would love to see the build on your 27. They are one cool, one of kind boat. So, I have to ask, are you in brooklyn? Were do you work on the boat? My wife lived in Greenpoint for 2yrs. I had a blast there every time I visited.
Jr.

Well it was the beginning of November and I was still sculpturing the outboard motor well / cut out. In the mean time, I moved over to the transom to figure out how i was going to fill that in. My first try was not to good. I thought I would try to use some foam board as a backing piece to use as a "mold". The board was not rigid and it didnt come out real good. It was a tough part since blocking one side would not do it. I ultimately cut it out and tried something a little different........

While it was not the best iteration, I did however cover the bare transom wood with some layers of glass. The portion that would meet up to the rub rail area I cut out and decided to try something else. I utilized the foam board & PVC. Before I did put in place I did cover it all in PVA mold release. It worked on the pvc but the foam board was to porous for it work in.. It kind of just soaked into it. AL this meant was that I had to scrap of the cured glass with a puddy knife and then sand the remaining off..

I believe I glassed in about 4 layers or so..

After the glass cured and all the foam was off I was pretty happy with the outcome... I then cut the top of the glass to flow with the rub rail line.. Then started to fill with the epoxy fairing compound that I have been using...

While that material was curing on the work I did above, I was still working on that sculpturing that back transom deck... As an experienced guy can see, I have put way to much fairing into this piece already. But I was getting closer to a good looking part.... Now I wished I would have used Cheap "Bondo" as it would have been a cheaper move.... You'll see later why...

These next pics are great in showing just how much filler It needed to look good..... Once I added to much to it, it was finally looking good! I swear it must have been 1/2" thick in some areas..... Looked good but, Not good!

Even while I was working on both of those areas, I still managed to get the removable floor ready to fill in some holes.... I also spent some time fairing in some other areas... Then and know I still wish I would know how to paint. This would be good to understand how much fairing and sanding is needed. Now I think I may have spent to much time on conditioning the surface that primer & post sanding would have taken care of...

By now it was December 2010. We had a freak warm weather day up her in Wisconsin and the wife & I cleaned out the shop... It was great to see the boat outside along with the other projects....