Wayne Roberts

The outside transom wood were plywood on these.......about 1/2 thick. As you can see by the stain mine is the identical shape. I made a...

I don't see it be a problem at all unless your operating in salt water or maybe grounding something electrical to the hull. I know i...

I used stainless steel bolts, finish washers and lock washers on my 2 Alumacraft transoms I restored and I have had zero electrolysis...

Well that makes some sense I suppose to use it as vibration damping agent between the wood and transom metal but i can't image that to...

So cork is/was basically over-rated? For some reason pictures sometimes make things look better than they actually are. The wood is...

You can't let the doctor interfere with a great day for fishing! Once they get a hold of you they never let you go...........it's like...

oh and I wouldn't bother with trying to reinstall the cork liner myself........

That inner transom wood looks pretty good. I think I would save it, reinforce the fibers with wood hardener, fill any spots needed with...

Great job and what perfect bait you had! Here is my catch on a fly rod for last Friday the 15th.

We caught a bunch of smallmouth and big bluegills on the upper potomac today. My youngest lost a slob of a smallmouth at the boat...

Well done...............enjoy your new old boat now!

Water Displacement formula #40. Didn't even have to look it up! I'm a fountain of useless information :ROFLMAO:

Well I admire your persistence and patience in the more mundane work of the restoration. The boats were never highly polished to shine...

Yes that was typical of the mfg as well as the sanded painted floor (usually grey)!

Yep you should have got that baby.........................!! Hindsight is 20/20.........:))