15 December 2014.
I glued up the two pieces of the transom last night. I used three West System squirts for each half. It was about 50 degrees in the shop, so it went on a bit thick. I cured it in a warmer room - around 60-65 overnight. In addition to all these clamps on the edges I also put a dozen or so screws into the middle. I used 3/4 inch #8 screws and took the time to counter sink them so I would not end up with ragged edge. Probably overkill wrt to the clamping and the screws. I conveniently put the side with the pre-etched centering marks inside the sandwich. Doh!
The countersunk screws and a bucket of heavy C-clamps.
I cleaned the squeeze out from the region where the hog and chines will intersect. I don't think the squeeze out adds much strength and a clean line will make for an easier fit later on. That is the theory anyways.
Here is a picture of the glued up inner stem. I added a foot ruler for scale, as I was surprised at how small this piece was relative to my expectations after reading the instructions. It now needs to get ground down.
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