After some serious review bingeing of iboats last week, to lock in the order of events for installing the new transom, we got it done today! I have to admit it was a little nerve racking. Started by putting the finishing touches on the plywood, drilled some ooze holes, filled in the screw holes and some splinter holes from drilling and sanded it smooth,rounded the edges and wiped it clean. Scuffed up the fiberglass on the ransom hull and wiped it clean with acetone. Then gave both sides a good coating of resin and mixed up my first batch of peanut butter.
Mixing up the PB wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, I measured out my resin and catalyst for the first couple batches. I didn't add the catalyst til last, so that I could take my time getting the consistency right with the cabosil and fibers. I felt under the gun with my first time mixing and spreading, but now I feel more comfortable with the amount of working time you have.
I attached some photos of it all clamped up. I ended up putting a thin metal plate on the outer edges, because during my test run I noticed I wasn't getting good pressure on the outer edges. The thin plate seemed to do the trick, it was just thick enough to get good contact with the clamps to the transom yet thin enough that I could tighten down enough to still allow good contact thru the middle.