Transom work...

Today, I worked on the transom. I sanded off all of the old varnish and paint. First I did the rough sanding just to get all the layers off. Then I started the medium grit sanding. The wood below the water line is a little darker than the wood above, probably because it was hidden from the sun under the paint. I am going to have to do some creative staining in order to even out the tone somewhat. I also cleaned out the spashwell. It was very dirty. I may have to take the steel wool to the finish in there and put a coat or two of varnish on it to shine it up.

There are some holes I will need to fill from the old dual engine brackets that I took off. They were bolted all the way through the transom. This is what they looked like before...