possom813
Well-known member
I figured I'd take a lot of pics, just in case you want to delve into something like this, you won't be blindsided :mrgreen:
First, we start with a craigslist find...1982 BassTracker lll with a busted transom :shock:
Then we add some cusswords a porta power, and an air chisel :wink:
Then a trip to the local Home Depot for a slice of 23/32" sanded pine, not a marine grade, but it's getting glass'd, so no worries.
Then a trip to the dollar store, because it's close and I needed posterboard. And then an outside traced template, then modified for the inside with the actual measurments, and would you believe it was dead on the first time :shock:
And now, where we're at, just waiting so I can sand the edges to match up and fiberglass. Yeah, don't mind the vice grips, not a lot of clamps around here.
First, we start with a craigslist find...1982 BassTracker lll with a busted transom :shock:
![40merc003.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/871/871109c2febe0b5851b8d37c7c20b361.jpg)
![40merc012.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/899/899179c328ee0b20596c810277cadf6b.jpg)
Then we add some cusswords a porta power, and an air chisel :wink:
![002.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/447/4471ee6d9f546a9771ac867fbeb6bcda.jpg)
![001.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/346/3468eb0a3eecfcd529ff0e2d2df25382.jpg)
Then a trip to the local Home Depot for a slice of 23/32" sanded pine, not a marine grade, but it's getting glass'd, so no worries.
![006.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/c2e/c2ee5d481eb50a21fa021cace1beb8a1.jpg)
Then a trip to the dollar store, because it's close and I needed posterboard. And then an outside traced template, then modified for the inside with the actual measurments, and would you believe it was dead on the first time :shock:
![009.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/b67/b6732eda887446c57cf3c3c6bd7164fc.jpg)
And now, where we're at, just waiting so I can sand the edges to match up and fiberglass. Yeah, don't mind the vice grips, not a lot of clamps around here.
![011.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/872/87289b8c26941efa8a5128c42ee984e0.jpg)