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Ya fair enough, might as well just use the one product. In terms of quantity, do you have any recommendations? It's gotta be enough to seal two pieces of plywood about 12"x1"x5' and then enough to glue and fill bolt holes (it's also my first time doing it so I'm sure there's gonna be a bit...

Also I'm leaning towards using epoxy but I see a lot of people use waterproof wood glue or some other type of glue.. What are the pros and cons of each and what would you recommend? Also one person not only glued the plywood together but used about 20 3/4" screws evenly distributed to fasten...

I'll definitely look into both of those, spent a bit more on restoring my motor than I was hoping so I wouldn't mind saving on the epoxy if it's still good. I saw somewhere online someone was saying to use non thickened epoxy first on each of the sheets of plywood, I'm guessing because the wood...

Hey sorry I've been a little busy. Dale I really appreciate the offer but I think my buddy's got some material I could use. As for the brace, I do like the idea of the two braces. Do they need to be bolted to the aluminum skin or would screwing them into the wood be good and securing the wood...

By the way, if I make the transom wood about a foot high and an inch thick, with a brace to the bench, I'm guessing that would be good for a 20hp? I don't want to have to worry about any flexing again. I'm also thinking of making it 1.5", which would you go with for my application?

That's likely what I'm gonna do. Appreciate all the help!

Sorry cedarriverscooter, I'm not sure what you mean by the outboard ends. Do you mean just the very left and right of the transome plywood where it touches the side of the boat? So there would be a brace on the center to the bench and one on each side? Thanks

That makes sense, I think I'll put L brackets as I can drill the holes above the water line. I also read your post on the SS fasteners and will look into that. So when I drill out the 12 rivets that currently hold that bracket in place, would you recommend riveting them shut with closed end...

Appreciate the reply! I only have a couple concerns or questions. When you say cut it out in guessing you mean drill out the rivets? Or do you suggest leaving them and cutting the bracket leaving the part of it that is riveted to the boat? As it is now, the rivets are about an inch above the...

Thanks for the reply, I thought I had uploaded a picture but guess I didn't do it properly. Here they are.

Hi guys, I have a 14' aluminum boat that's rated for a 15hp outboard but I want to put a 20hp on it. It works fine but the transom flexes sometimes just a little so I'd like go rebuild it. Currently, the wood portion is about 5 inches high and maybe an inch thick (see pictures). It's being...