You can drill a few 1/4” test holes into the transom wood from the inside if you’d like to know it’s actual condition. If the wood shavings come out light colored and dry, it’s in good shape. If the shavings come out dark and/ or wet, it’s probably not sound. You’d then fill the test holes with...
As far a smoothing out the chop strand, you can use a sander or grinder with a flap disc. I like the 40-60 grit range to remove material. The clumpy areas might have had too much resin? I cant say if it’s normal or not, I’m on my first rebuild but haven’t had the problem yet. I am a beginner at...
