Re-Bonding Motor Well To Transom?

DukesFin

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Okay, I've got the boat back together again, except for the transom/motor well. This was bonded at the factory with Peanut Butter. Should I go back with the same? It's 1/2" thick at it's widest and 1/8" thick at it's thinnest.

I'll have to put a backer plate of wood or something just to hold the resin in, but I was also thinking of wetting out CSM and shoving it in there with a metal scraper (1" wide) and/or a screwdriver. I was thinking that CSM would give me more glass in the mixture.

I'll be using WestSystem Epoxy...

Here's a MSPaint view of what I'm talking about...

TransomFill.jpg
 

DukesFin

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Re: Re-Bonding Motor Well To Transom?

Wow! Not only do you all like pictures here, but you require REAL ones! Okay, here are the real pictures of what I have to fill on my transom. I think I came VERY close with Microsoft Paint though!

So, given the pictures below, what is your recommendation:

Bottom Left corner of transom wall:
DSCF1062-1.jpg


Looking down at the top of the transom:
DSCF1069.jpg


Looking all the way down the topside of the transom:
DSCF1070-1.jpg


Top of the right side:
DSCF1068.jpg


And finally, the right side of the transom:
DSCF1067-1.jpg


You can see the PB mixture they used before in the first picture... Should I go back with the same?
 
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