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<blockquote data-quote="muskyhunter1978" data-source="post: 512157" data-attributes="member: 34965">Transom wood has been drilled and redrilled.&nbsp; Most of the holes are 1/4&quot; with the exception of the tie down loops and the outboard bolts which are 1/2&quot;, and the splash well drain holes that are 1&quot;.&nbsp; I drilled all holes while in the boat at the correct sizes, pulled it and redrilled the 1/4&quot; bolt holes at 3/8&quot;, the 1/2&quot; bolts are 5/8&quot; and the 1&quot; drain holes are drilled at 1 1/4&quot; (couldn&#039;t find my 1 1/8&quot; hole saw).&nbsp; I put the first coat of epoxy on the one side and hit the edge with a first coat as well.&nbsp; I taped off the bottom of each hole and filled with epoxy.&nbsp; Well... here&#039;s a tip, don&#039;t use blue painters tape.&nbsp; I made a helluva mess as thew eight of the epoxy eventually pushed on the tape enough to leak out.&nbsp; Wondering if I should have used duct tape instead.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now I have to mess on that side of the board.&nbsp; I&#039;m going to take a sander and sand it all to a nice smooth finish before the final epoxy coat and refilling the holes the rest of the way up.&nbsp;&nbsp; As you can see in the pics, the holes are totally encapusulated now.&nbsp; I will say, the epoxy soaked into the wood quite a bit more than I envisioned and created a bit of a rough finish on the entire thing.&nbsp; Not a big deal, as its never going to be seen again, but I was suprised.&nbsp; Should have this stage wrapped up in the next day or so.&nbsp; Epoxy work takes forever as it cures very slowly.&nbsp; After that... when I get a good couple of warm days outside, it&#039;ll be time to start reassembling this thing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="muskyhunter1978, post: 512157, member: 34965"] Transom wood has been drilled and redrilled. Most of the holes are 1/4" with the exception of the tie down loops and the outboard bolts which are 1/2", and the splash well drain holes that are 1". I drilled all holes while in the boat at the correct sizes, pulled it and redrilled the 1/4" bolt holes at 3/8", the 1/2" bolts are 5/8" and the 1" drain holes are drilled at 1 1/4" (couldn't find my 1 1/8" hole saw). I put the first coat of epoxy on the one side and hit the edge with a first coat as well. I taped off the bottom of each hole and filled with epoxy. Well... here's a tip, don't use blue painters tape. I made a helluva mess as thew eight of the epoxy eventually pushed on the tape enough to leak out. Wondering if I should have used duct tape instead. Now I have to mess on that side of the board. I'm going to take a sander and sand it all to a nice smooth finish before the final epoxy coat and refilling the holes the rest of the way up. As you can see in the pics, the holes are totally encapusulated now. I will say, the epoxy soaked into the wood quite a bit more than I envisioned and created a bit of a rough finish on the entire thing. Not a big deal, as its never going to be seen again, but I was suprised. Should have this stage wrapped up in the next day or so. Epoxy work takes forever as it cures very slowly. After that... when I get a good couple of warm days outside, it'll be time to start reassembling this thing. [/QUOTE]

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