bad floor/stringers/transom please help

[panamacitymustang]

hi everyone


so this is my first boat i bought its a 1991 regal velocity 23' with a 454 merc and bravo 1. i had the boat for a couple of months and its been a nightmare from the start.. the wiring was a little screwed up, but thats not the real problem. the stringers and transom are gone and half of the floor is also gone. it started when i found a small soft spot under the seat at the storage compartment so i started to cut it out well needless to say i cut all the way to the transom. and the wood is rotten. i just don't know what to do next. i tried to buy a boat for my wife and i ,but i got screwed big time. any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Trooper82]

Re: bad floor/stringers/transom please help

I know the feeling....I am no pro, just starting out myself. I have read many threads in here lots of good advice. The pro's will be hitting you up soon enough I'm sure.

In the meantime, here is a link that I think may help for starters.

How to fiberglass a deck

I wish you luck with your project.

 

[Bondo]

Re: bad floor/stringers/transom please help

Ayuh,.... Basically, you've got 2 choices....

#1, yank the motor, drive, 'n transom assembly, 'n rebuild All of the wood, 'n reinstall the driveline,....
Or,...
Junk it out, 'n sell off the left over parts...

 

[barbosam]

Well you either need to cut your losses and sell it or post some pics so we can help you through the repairs. If you decide to fix it be prepared for a very big and very messy but not impossible project.

 

[panamacitymustang]

Re: bad floor/stringers/transom please help

im going to pull the outdrive tomorrow then pull the motor when i get a chance. i'm sure it's fixable and with all the pros on here i should be able to do this. i never done anything like this before so i'm a little scared. when i saw the wet wood on the transom i got the sick feeling.

 

[Me1stBoat]

Re: bad floor/stringers/transom please help

All in all, to repair it isn't horrible. Get ready for some scraped knuckles, some bleeding and some cussing!! The sense of satisfaction if you rebuild it will be incalculable!!

You'll be able to build it the way you want it and know it was done right and then have a beautiful boat for you and your wife!!

Welcome to the dry dock if you choose to hang around, oh and some pics would be awesome, we love pics!!

 

[panamacitymustang]

Re: bad floor/stringers/transom please help

any thoughts on using seacast for the stringers

 

[oops!]

Re: bad floor/stringers/transom please help

i never done anything like this before so i'm a little scared. .

dont be.......you can do it.

any thoughts on using seacast for the stringers

the seacst for the stringers will be worth more than the motor and b1 drive......lots of options here,.....but being a regal......i think its glass stringers any how....so i doubt that they will need to be done.

we are standing by.....

cheers
oops

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: bad floor/stringers/transom please help

I may be wrong but didn't Regal have some major issues in the late 80's and early 90's with their hull designs? Seems like I remember something about recalls due to hull delaminations and structural defects. Like I said I might be wrong.

 

[panamacitymustang]

Re: bad floor/stringers/transom please help

the stringers sound like hollow fiberglass im pretty sure they need to be replaced

 

[oops!]

Re: bad floor/stringers/transom please help

if they are hollow fiberglass.......the fiberglass is the stringer...so no replacement nessary..but we will need to see pics to be sure.


woodie.....not sure bud....possibly....the last one i worked on was an 05. but the hull was chopped then hand laminated with otrho resin.
the laminations were done in 3 stages for a mechanical bond.....so de lam under stress was a given.

 

[ezmobee]

Re: bad floor/stringers/transom please help

i just don't know what to do next. any help would be greatly appreciated.

ALL of the answers lie within: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=510077

 

[panamacitymustang]

Re: bad floor/stringers/transom please help

thank you very much i been watching some of his vids this guy does great work

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: bad floor/stringers/transom please help

Yeah, I googled it, but...
It was 1992 and the Commodore model



Regal Boats
Problem: Hull To Deck Seperation
Source: Consumer Complaint
Model Year: 1992
Model Name: Commodore 290
Units: 168
Campaign Open Date: 2/4/1995
Campaign Close Date: 12/21/2000
Number: 940247T
Severity Level: L
Boat Type: Miscellaneous
Comments: hull to deck joint seperation; only 20 hours of operation. regal informed us by letter on 30 nov 94 that they were initiating a campaign to inspect and repair if necessary approximately 168 boats. see also 940289t

 

[panamacitymustang]

Re: bad floor/stringers/transom please help

what's the easiest way to post pics

 

[Me1stBoat]

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=468676

There ya go, anything u need to know can be found on this site!! ;-)

 

[bbodin]

Re: bad floor/stringers/transom please help

The easiest way to post pics: click on the link on the bottom of woods post. Post number 14 in this thread. Make sure to read all the way through. Don't just read half way and think you got it. Most do, me as well and fail.

As far as the rebuild. It's not bad at all. Just alot of messy manual labor. Not too much for you though.

 

[panamacitymustang]

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thank you

 

[panamacitymustang]

Re: bad floor/stringers/transom please help

here some pics

 

[panamacitymustang]

Re: bad floor/stringers/transom please help

a few more