Serf27
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Aug 23, 2018
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I posted this in the build part of the forum, being an OMC, it may get a better responses here.
My engine mount stringers were bad so I cleared the area last year and I just cut new ones last weekend.
I cut a section of the floor out to see how long they went and the more I cut, the more bad flooring and stringers I found.
My question is, it looks like there is only 2 factory stringers on the hull.
The original engine stringer was 2 2x6s sandwiched together. 1 2x6 was the length of the bilge box and the other stringers was a longer 2x6 that ran to around under the dash/steering wheel area.
I now have the whole floor taken off and I still don’t see signs of any other stringers.
There looks to be like a random 1x2 or 2x4 on the sides that someone just wedged in there.
The new engine stringers I cut are from a 4x6. I cut the 4x6 to match the 2 original 2x6s.
My question is, do I just add the new engine stringers and glass them over with new plywood?
Do I have to add ribs?
A second set of stringers on the outsides?
I used the boat like this like 6 times and it didn’t break, and I don’t see where more stringers would have been installed at the factory.
I still need to remove the foam.
The 2 center red lines represent the engine stringer and the outer lines represent where I think someone else put a 1x2 but didn’t glass it in.
Thanks.
My engine mount stringers were bad so I cleared the area last year and I just cut new ones last weekend.
I cut a section of the floor out to see how long they went and the more I cut, the more bad flooring and stringers I found.
My question is, it looks like there is only 2 factory stringers on the hull.
The original engine stringer was 2 2x6s sandwiched together. 1 2x6 was the length of the bilge box and the other stringers was a longer 2x6 that ran to around under the dash/steering wheel area.
I now have the whole floor taken off and I still don’t see signs of any other stringers.
There looks to be like a random 1x2 or 2x4 on the sides that someone just wedged in there.
The new engine stringers I cut are from a 4x6. I cut the 4x6 to match the 2 original 2x6s.
My question is, do I just add the new engine stringers and glass them over with new plywood?
Do I have to add ribs?
A second set of stringers on the outsides?
I used the boat like this like 6 times and it didn’t break, and I don’t see where more stringers would have been installed at the factory.
I still need to remove the foam.
The 2 center red lines represent the engine stringer and the outer lines represent where I think someone else put a 1x2 but didn’t glass it in.
Thanks.
