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    Stringer rotten

    Question on live well pump. I have a front and rear live well. Can I run both Ive wells on one pump or do I need two live well pumps one for each live well. I was going to Oriya live well lit from tiny boat but they told me to reach out to flow-rite and see if they could help me. They havnt got...
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    Stringer rotten

    I guess that makes since since it has a plug in bottom of box that you have to reach in and pull out. Just didn’t know since the outside drain is below waterline. Thank
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    Stringer rotten

    Ouch , had one fixed before so kinda know how you feel but not both. Good luck.
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    Stringer rotten

    So got my shoulder looked at and steroids help and on the mend. Had to stop work because my mother in law went to hospice so dealing with that now. Quick question. The boat has / live wells with plumbing running to back of boat to bilge pump and drains out beside the pump Intake all at transom...
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    Thinks that is encouraging. I was hoping it wasn’t going to be surgery. I’ve already had surgery on that shoulder 15 years ago . It was microscopic , so wasn’t that bad , it’s just the down time. Thanks for suggesting the videos they are helpful.
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    Stringer rotten

    Thanks . One reason I was thinking I would pour it , is because I’ve hurt my left shoulder. It’s been two weeks and it hasn’t got better. A trip to dr I guess. I’m 65 years old so not as young as I use to work hard all day. Ugh
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    Stringer rotten

    So I poured the transom and it turned out great. Solid as a rock. Took two 5 gallon buckets of carbon core liquid transom. Noo ok w I need to repair stringers. The fiberglass is solid but I cut top of one stringer open and it has rotten core. I can easily scrap out and vacuum it. Since the...
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    Stringer rotten

    Thanks so much. I’ve enjoyed working on the boat . Although it looks like is going to be months of work lol.
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    Stringer rotten

    Found someone had put 2x6 and 2x8 on each side of stringers. Tore all of that out and dug out most of the water logged styfoam. Still have a way to go before I get to stringers. We don’t hav we wood wide enough for middle stringer . We do have what they call white wood which is white pine in...
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    Stringer rotten

    Thanks , it’s 18 foot and has a steering column. It has a 75 horse on it. It has styrofoam for flotation. Back near transom it water logged so will remove that. Plan on opening up all flooring. I figured I will find stringers will be rotten there to . Already bought most of supplies. Paid 800...
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    Stringer rotten

    Thanks I’m going to try and cut the back of cap maybe 2 foot from transom forward. I have no place to shelter boat or way to hook pulleys above boat . I’m going to see if I can get to the stringers and then cut floor in front of boat to check the stringers there. Thanks for all fellow boaters help.
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    Stringer rotten

    Is there anyone who has procedures for removing cap and attaching it back so it will be as strong as be removing. Thanks, new to this but have replaced a rotten transom before and fiberglass it back in , but didn’t gel coat or paint because I wasn’t worried about the way it looked. I want to...
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    Stringer rotten

    Yes the transom is gone. In fact all the wood vacuumed out and I’m going to put carbon core in it since it is completely empty of all wood just the core of fiberglass. I’m sure some people will not agree that this is the best route. I would have cut the front out to get to all wood but I was...
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    Stringer rotten

    I bought a 1979 terry bass boat and the back middle stringer at transom is rotten. I cut out the plywood on top of stringers by going through the two rear hatches to get to the stringers. Is there a good way to repair the stringer without taking the back top off boat off we’re the hatches are.
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