Deck: With the rear deck panels installed, it's time to put a 1/2" radius on the deck ply at the
1. With the rear deck panels installed, it's time to put a 1/2" radius on the deck ply at the transom. We bolted two pieces of 2" x 4" through the transom tie down bolt holes.
2. We dug out the transom frame template (one of 160 templates we built for this boat !) and screwed it into the two pieces of 2" x 4".
3. This will give us some support for the router.
4. A 1/2" round-over bit makes quick work of rounding the edge for applying fiberglass.
Deck: The pop-up bow light mounts in a plastic housing (at left of photo)
1. The pop-up bow light mounts in a plastic housing (at left of photo). The fit wasn't too good, the plastic was very flimsy and the bolt holes were way too close to the edge, so we fabricated a wood plug from some scrap wood (middle of photo). We wrapped the plug with Saran Wrap and wetted out three layers of 6 ounce fiberglass cloth with West System epoxy.
2–3. We moved the front mounting hole inboard away from the flange and created a step to receive the mount bolt.
4. The shroud was epoxied into the strongback.
