Adding the motor well

Here I built the motor well from 1/2″ plywood on the sides and (2) 1/2″ plywood sheets glued and screwed together for the front. I then took the assembled box and set it in the boat. I traced the bottom inside dimension for cutout and determined how large a semi-circle I could cut in the transom for the prop wash. I cut the marked pieces on the floor and transom. Then I set the box back in place and glued and screwed it around the bottom and transom. I also added 2 stiff knees where the box meets the transom for extra support. I couldn’t help it. I had to see a motor in place. I had a restored 1957 Johnson 5.5 HP I stuck on just to see. Starting to get excited as it is slowly taking shape!