Hi Guys
I'm at the point of attaching the transom skirt (page 149-150 in the manual) - and really scratching my head hard.
In prepping for this, I place the transom skirt on top of the transom and cant it forward to meet the 1.5" x 1.5" blocks of timber already epoxied to the inside faces of the topside panels. But only the inside edge of the bottom of the transom skirt meets with the inside edge of the transom. Seems to me that an edge to edge joint isn't gonna be very strong. (Yes, I know the inside gets a fillet). Should the transom skirt's bottom edge be beveled - maybe significantly - so that there is more mating surface between the 2? Maybe to the point of the entire bottom of the transom skirt resting on the transom...?
The manual calls for 'the top of the transom should receive a heavy bead of thickened epoxy'. I assume this is only where the 2 surfaces will meet - and not the top of the entire transom. Stuck here with plenty of salty language...
Your input greatly appreciated.
Jimmy V
Victory II