This morning I used a plane and spoke shave to smoothly finish the transom outline. Richard suggested that next I fix the longitudinal girders in place. I discovered the girders were initially placed slightly askew to the finalised transom outline. This was a problem because the transom shape was a far more pronounced shape than the engine box and it was paramount that the highpoint of the transom drop just after the edge of the longitudinal girders. SO I shift the portside longitudinal girder about 10 mm away from the centreline. I had already fitted the longitudinal girder slot into the sole I must remedy it with a slightly larger slot.
This process of negotiation finding the perfect spot for the girders to be whilst making them perpendicular to the floor. I used a hot glue gun to place them in position. But becuase I had spent most of the day getting this far, I coved the girders in their place with a very thick epoxy and glue powder mix.
Below is a picture of the coved girder placement.
That afternoon I used a copy cutter piece on the router to cut the topsides down to the gunnel. So I could sight what height and at what angle the girders should be cut to.
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