repairing stringers

[The Wiz]

im looking to do a stringer job on my boat. i dont intend on keeping this boat and want to do something myself to repair it that isnt gonna cost an arm and a leg. i heard pouring west systems into the stringers. my wood is rotten the fiberglass that encases it, isnt. any ideas?? and i live in metro Detroit so its cold and gonna get colder but i want to do it over the winter. thanks for the help guys

 

[Bondo]

Re: repairing stringers

i heard pouring west systems into the stringers.

Ayuh,... That'll only set you back maybe 5 or 6 times what the hull is Worth,.. After it's done...

There's No simple or easy or Cheap way to fix it...
Actually,... Probably the Cheapest way is to replace the wood, with Wood...

 

[erikgreen]

Re: repairing stringers

Yeah. The cheapest thing to do is pull the old wood out and glass new in using inexpensive materials... plywood, chopped strand mat, and poly resin.

You still won't get the money back out of the boat, though... it won't be worth what you put into it when you're done.

If you're not keeping the boat, why are you fixing it? Are you going to fix it up to sell it?

Erik

 

[thrillhouse700]

Re: repairing stringers

if your fixing it to sell it don't bother you will never ever get the money that you put in back out. Most of us here do this because its fun. If your going to sell it, just sell it and don't be a bad seller. Disclose the problems it has to the buyer and then direct them to Iboats.

If you decide to keep it and fix it then anyone here can walk you through it.

 

[The Wiz]

Re: repairing stringers

its just the engine stringers by the way. sorry. i want to fix it so i can use it without problem. i dont intend on misleading anyone who would be looking to buy it in the future. but the hull is trashed anyway. i bought it very cheap, my first boat ever....

 

[Kevin Morin]

Re: repairing stringers

The Wiz,
I'm not sure on your budget, and this material isn't very low cost, but its designed to do exactly what you're describing.

http://www.rotdoctor.com/

I've used the CPES product to create 'solid' wood out of wood so rotted it was soft enough to crumble by hand, and after soaking it in this epoxy (extensively) it would hold an edge when sawed, drilled and sanded.

This stuff works and is called for in the Classic Boat Magazine restoration of classic mahogany runabouts. I've never used it in a boat but if it worked there like it does on my projects you'd end up with a solid plastic block with wood fiber reinforcement- not wood coated in glass or epoxy.

Cheers,
Kevin Morin