Started working on the transom. Had to clean out the boat first since it was driving me nuts. Cleaner Deck:
The nuts and bolts on the transom are pretty tight and rusty. I'm going to drop some oil on them over night before I go out out of town tomorrow. The wood in the transom is wasted. I drilled out the rivets on the end caps. That went ok. I started out with a bit that was too small but up it in size till it worked.
The splash-well appears to be riveted onto the sides of the boat. These rivets or whatever they are look different from the ones I drilled out of the endcaps. Here's a couple of pics of what I'm talking about.
Front:
Rear:
What would be the best way to disconnect this splash-well from the sides? And what will I use to reconnect?
More pics below

The nuts and bolts on the transom are pretty tight and rusty. I'm going to drop some oil on them over night before I go out out of town tomorrow. The wood in the transom is wasted. I drilled out the rivets on the end caps. That went ok. I started out with a bit that was too small but up it in size till it worked.
The splash-well appears to be riveted onto the sides of the boat. These rivets or whatever they are look different from the ones I drilled out of the endcaps. Here's a couple of pics of what I'm talking about.
Front:

Rear:

What would be the best way to disconnect this splash-well from the sides? And what will I use to reconnect?
More pics below