buddy is redoin an old tri hull and has stringer issues, isit hard to do?
buddy is redoin an old tri hull and has stringer issues, isit hard to do?
\"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.\"
- General George Patton (1885-1945)
do you have any pics? no different than doing a floor or anything else....once you get them all in fill them with foam
no I don't, they are fiberglass, how critical is the procedure?
\"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.\"
- General George Patton (1885-1945)
Not enough guys on here do that serious a resto job. Go to the fiberglass forum at http://www.screamandfly.com A lot of guys over there have replaced stringers.
CVX20 over there just did it to his boat. PM him and see what he did.
Shawn, I wouldn't say that no one here has done that serious of a resto. Have you checked out the posts at the top of the page? To bad that Paul's pictures aren't coming up anymore because he had a very indepth rebuild. Mike, the stringers will be under the floor, so you would have to gain access to them some way. I am sure it will be a fair amount of work, and a little bit of money. Your friend needs to deside if it will be worth his time and effort. Check out some of the projects pinned at the top of the resto page.
Larry Fitzgerald
2024 Tracker V-175 /115 Merc
2021 Silverado/ 4 Banger
are the busted loose from the hull? give me a little more info on what you think it is.........fibergalss stringers are easier to fix than wood in my opinion....
Larry, I agree. There are a few serious restos on here but not near as many as over there.
A lot of the high performance hulls have cult like followings and some of these guys put big money into rebuilding them.
There are even guys who make a great living restoring old hulls. (mostly Hydra Streams)
For technical information, boatdesign.net is good.
For some in depth photo's of restorations,
http://www.classicmako.com/projects.htm
http://bateau2.com has a great how-to section with illustrations on installing wood stringers
The key points (For wood stringers) are:
1) Quality wood. Douglas Fir AA/AB plywood sealed with epoxy resins
2) Having the stringers "float" above the hull by 1/8-1/4 inch to prevent
hard spots". The stringers get "tabbed" in to the hull with layers of fiberglass, distributing the loads over a wider area.
3) Installing "limber holes" for water drainage
4) Epoxy resins bond better to wood, and do a better job of waterproofing.
5) Scarf joints where pieces are joined
Im no expert, but those were the key points that I came away with researching the methods of stringer repair for my boat.
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