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<blockquote data-quote="muskyhunter1978" data-source="post: 512969" data-attributes="member: 34965">It can be TIGHT, depending on how swelled the wood is.&nbsp; But, I&#039;d go over the entire thing to ensure every bolt and screw is out.&nbsp; There is a ton of fasteners. Here are a couple of places that caught me by surprised and I missed.1.&nbsp; There is a channel the bottom of the transom wood sits on/in.&nbsp; There are like 6 screws through the channel, into the wood.&nbsp; The bad part is, you have to cut away, or lift the entire floor of the boat to get to a couple of the screws.&nbsp; I opted to cut the wood and will patch back in when I reassemble.2.&nbsp; There are small, L brackets inside the gunnels that tie the gunnel sides to the transom.&nbsp; They are a PITA to get to.&nbsp; Open the doors on the back of the gunnels and look back up in there.&nbsp; You should see those brackets and screws.Once I had all of the screws and bolts out.&nbsp; I took 3&quot; lag screw eyes and screwed them into the top of the transom on each end.&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; I attached my engine hoist to an eye and little by little, began wiggling the wood up out of there.&nbsp;&nbsp; You&#039;ll get to a point where its wiggled free enough and she&#039;ll pop right up out.&nbsp; Its going to be HEAVY so either use a hoist or other method to lift it, or get another person.&nbsp; Hope this helps!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="muskyhunter1978, post: 512969, member: 34965"] It can be TIGHT, depending on how swelled the wood is. But, I'd go over the entire thing to ensure every bolt and screw is out. There is a ton of fasteners. Here are a couple of places that caught me by surprised and I missed. 1. There is a channel the bottom of the transom wood sits on/in. There are like 6 screws through the channel, into the wood. The bad part is, you have to cut away, or lift the entire floor of the boat to get to a couple of the screws. I opted to cut the wood and will patch back in when I reassemble. 2. There are small, L brackets inside the gunnels that tie the gunnel sides to the transom. They are a PITA to get to. Open the doors on the back of the gunnels and look back up in there. You should see those brackets and screws. Once I had all of the screws and bolts out. I took 3" lag screw eyes and screwed them into the top of the transom on each end. Then, I attached my engine hoist to an eye and little by little, began wiggling the wood up out of there. You'll get to a point where its wiggled free enough and she'll pop right up out. Its going to be HEAVY so either use a hoist or other method to lift it, or get another person. Hope this helps! [/QUOTE]

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