I am finally getting to the restoration part!
On dismantling thing the transom there were a couple of surprises. the old adhesive was basically non existent. the parts came out with no problem, other than the finish nails, once the screws were removed.
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It appears that the transom was originally pinned together with bright finish nails.
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which caused some damage to the wood.
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also there was fungal / mold growth between the layers.
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and dry rot.
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I ground and gouged out as much of the dry rot as i could. Which wasn't so bad, and left me with much good wood. Then i epoxied the outer boards back in, and added a layer of 1/4 in ply.
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I will finish gluing the inner layer next.
here it is.
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