after the grinding (long afer) Thanks Paul. My next bit of DB1700 is on the slow truck, so I'll likely be prepping and filling until the 10th or...
now to the tabbing Thanks PAR, this is very helpful (as usual). The surface I removed just had a thin layer of chopped strand blown on after...
after the grinding (long after) So I've glued in the stbd and port sections in the transom. Below is the port side showing the clamping. Epoxy...
So now that I've ground the transom out, I'm getting ready to laminate a replacement. Here's my plan: Cut 1/2 marine ply (bs-1088 meranti)...
Nope - its 11.5 x 4 ft and I had to lay next to it to remove it. I'm probably not the fastest worker in any event. -.b
grinding....done Well - thanks again all. I got all the wood out of the transom gunnel to gunnel. All in all I think it took me about 50 hrs....
grinders Holy cow! I'll be putting the chicken handle back on the angle grinder for this one :cool:
grinders The planer's OK - I'll use it elsewhere or if I can't get to flat plywood on this job. The quality of the plywood used in this case was...
grinders So....please do so often - I'll provide the media and the beer. I'm joking of course. My teenage daughter loves those things but...
Grinders I'm using every tool imaginable on this project - chisels, pry bars, hammer, grinder, sander, skil saw, reciprocating saw, vice grips,...
Grinders I'll try a better planer - that's what I started with but It was getting jumpy
I've been grinding on my transom for awhile and I'm about 1/3 done. I have a Makita 4.5 in. grinder and am using 36 grit pads. Where the wood...
Thanks for the replies. I happen to have an abundance of mat, so I thought I would suggest it. I can look around and work a trade for heavier...
