Appreciate the feedback. A few things--those cuts were around 2 corners on the last layers, there was one that went all the way around. There were continuous layers running along the stringers, parallel to the stringers, and perpendicular. That seemed like it would take up all the stresses that would be applied to it. If not, perhaps wrapping around the corners would work? Moot point to some extent anyway. I didn't wet the mat on the inner vertical surface, so didn't cure right. Going to tear out what I can anyways. Looking at other peoples' mount setups, I really think I should be OK. Most didn't do that much extension. That wood encased in PB seemed pretty damn solid as it was. I did round the other block off, it came out much better. As far as the gelcoat, well, I did what I could do. A lot of roving, so like I said in a prior post, I sanded as much as I could. There was a ton of bare FG exposed over a large area, so I'm hoping that will be sufficient. I can say that the second mount seemed very well adhered and rock solid. Not sure if there's any way to test that. Any suggestions at this point welcomed. Did I mention how much I hate fiberglass?
The one hopefully positive thing is that I got my new water pump today, and it does look like there's a difference between the 2 that will allow it to clear the timing cover. If you look at them, the new pump is flat up to the hose outlet, while the old one is slightly bulged. Going to try to fit it tomorrow.
