After weeks of contemplating and getting conident by the day after reading everyone's threads I finally started the transom project on my 22' Marlin Chinook today.
![Inina Isabel.jpg Inina Isabel.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/88/88265-10d5691aca1535b2cda2b3f1594bc9c7.jpg)
After removing the engine, transom bracket it was finally ready for me to cut the cap off and take a look at the damage.
![IMG00854-20110629-2154.jpg IMG00854-20110629-2154.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/88/88266-4f49e1234df9a01a05f070ac31436c65.jpg)
![IMG00857-20110702-1409.jpg IMG00857-20110702-1409.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/88/88268-d2fe12b05e4815155a0ed93fdbdaa01d.jpg)
Got the bracket off, remove the trim tabs and cut the cap off the back. If you notice I didn't cut the cap around the corner, I wanted to be sure that the transom outer glass don't stretch too much.
![IMG00862-20110702-1523.jpg IMG00862-20110702-1523.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/88/88269-f7e698ec3f34bfc53ef3430bbc0ee26d.jpg)
As you can see the cracks along the top of the transom, it is crack all the way across the top.
![Inina Isabel.jpg Inina Isabel.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/88/88265-10d5691aca1535b2cda2b3f1594bc9c7.jpg)
After removing the engine, transom bracket it was finally ready for me to cut the cap off and take a look at the damage.
![IMG00854-20110629-2154.jpg IMG00854-20110629-2154.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/88/88266-4f49e1234df9a01a05f070ac31436c65.jpg)
![IMG00857-20110702-1409.jpg IMG00857-20110702-1409.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/88/88268-d2fe12b05e4815155a0ed93fdbdaa01d.jpg)
Got the bracket off, remove the trim tabs and cut the cap off the back. If you notice I didn't cut the cap around the corner, I wanted to be sure that the transom outer glass don't stretch too much.
![IMG00862-20110702-1523.jpg IMG00862-20110702-1523.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/88/88269-f7e698ec3f34bfc53ef3430bbc0ee26d.jpg)
As you can see the cracks along the top of the transom, it is crack all the way across the top.