Transom Cleaned

We were able to get the transom prepared for the repack.  We ground out all of the fiberglass, and used wood chisels to remove all of the plywood from the transom.  We were also able to cut out all of the stringers that we plan to remove.  The next step will be to ground down the channels that the old stringers were in and then sand them in preparation for the new stringers and glasswork.
The plan is to have the gas tank tested, for peace of mind, prior to restringing the boat, just in case the tank is a bust and we have to get something else.  After that, we will hopefully begin restringing the boat and get ready to lay 2/3 of the floor, leaving the back unfinished until we get the bracket mounted and figure out exactly what we are going to do in the back of the boat.
Here is a pic of the transom with all of the wood removed, ready to be sanded, cleaned, and repacked. You are looking at the fiberglass that came out of the mold in 1973.

and here is a shot of most of the flooring, stringers, glass, cables, and other things that we have demo'd out of the boat so far.  I am really ready to stop cutting on this one.