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I just finished filling in holes in the transom area of my 1971 BW16 hull. First, I cut plugs (not dowels) from a scrap piece of pacific northwest fir of sufficient size to fill the hole. If the plugs were not long enough, I cut another plug(s) so I had enough wood to fill the hole. Then I wetted the area with water and glued the plug in place using gorilla glue. I like gorilla glue because it expanded into any voids. Then I used polyester resin to seal the hole; let it dry, sanded the area, and applied matching gelcoat. I have a photograph of the transom located on my website. If you have a hole that needs to be filled and it is less than 1/2 inch, you can use polyester resin mixed with cabosil.