Roy came around to help me and Dad, but basically the process was:
Sand the front of the transom.
Fibreglass a piece of marine ply to it.
Do the same for the inside-the-boat section of the transom.
Fibreglass some matting over the top of those.
And then some fibreglass paste on the top piece.
Sand it for a nice finish.
Sand it again.
And again.
Stick a new aluminuim plate on the back.
Get Dad to heat up some plastic tubes and bend the ends making them 'drainage tubes' (sometimes I think he has way too much time on his hands).
Add the metal right-angle piece along the top.
Spray the lot.
Bolt the engine back on (which wasn't half as hard as taking it off).
Job's a good'n.
A new set of steering cables have also been installed. Before the were connected directly to the engine without going through any kind of springs to tension them. Now the do go through the spring, which has basically doubled the ratio of steering wheel movement to engine movement. Should be easier to steer now.
Rumurs have been circulating this week that Dad may respray the boat sometime next year. I'm thinking either red or black. Hmm...
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