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    Only 2 9ft stringers on the whole boat? Need to add more?

    That looks good. I’m going to add bulkheads like your boat.
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    Only 2 9ft stringers on the whole boat? Need to add more?

    That’s what I’m going to do. I’m also going to add some bulk heads like the ones in this photo and put fiberglass over them too. For the plywood floor, I just screw it into the stringers and laminate it all the way to the sides of the hull so it is bonded to the hull?
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    Only 2 9ft stringers on the whole boat? Need to add more?

    No, I’m not sure exactly how long it was,it was all crumbling. One side did still have some wood intact and I was able to see that it was 2 pieces of 2x6 because they had straight edges.
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    Only 2 9ft stringers on the whole boat? Need to add more?

    Is it better to cut up the 2x6 into sections and then install with fiberglass? I don’t want the boat to bend or crack while I use. I used it before as is and maybe the strength isn’t needed or maybe I didn’t go over any crazy waves, but the floor is out now and it needs new engine stringers, so...
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    Only 2 9ft stringers on the whole boat? Need to add more?

    The plywood for the floor? Or where does the plywood go that you’re talking about? Thanks. My plan was to install the new 7ft stringers and put fiberglass over them and then put 3/4” plywood side to side for the floor, screw the plywood to the new stringers and then put fiberglass over the...
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    Only 2 9ft stringers on the whole boat? Need to add more?

    I’m not sure, an omc 3.8 stringer, 1986. I see where the 2 stringers were and looks like one bulk head at the top, near the driver and passenger. Can I glass in my new engines stringers and add bulk heads and call it done? The new stringers I cut at 7ft. Thanks.
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    How many stringers needed in OMC boat besides the engine stringer?

    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...
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    Only 2 9ft stringers on the whole boat? Need to add more?

    My enough 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...
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    Tilt motor not working-Only makes noise

    Shocking that I removed that motor 10x+. The tilt motor gave out last week. The bilge did get full of water last season (my mistake) and I think that was the last ride of the season so the motor must have internally rusted. Just looking at the tilt motor gives me a headache now. I have a new...
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    Best propeller pitch for Frankenstein build.

    I hit wot today and maxxed out at 3900 rpm. Do I need a bigger prop than my current 17 pitch?
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    OMC 3.8l dying at high rpm and weird cranking issue.

    Took it out today and hit WOT without it dying. WOT was only 3900 but I think I need a different prop. But I did get past 3500 rpm to WOT. The only difference this time was that I was alone and that I had added a second battery. Could the additional weight have been a cause for the dying...
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    OMC stringer thump sound from the rear.

    I removed the lower drive to look at the drive shafts. Shaft teeth on lower and upper look to be in excellent shape. No wear or missing teeth. The drive shaft in the upper drive did have some up and down play. I read it was normal, due to the woodruff key for the impeller. Is this normal and...
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    OMC stringer thump sound from the rear.

    The ball gears are not the best but I’ve seen them in worst condition and people mentioned they still had life. So I am assuming if mine look better than the ones I’ve seen, they are fine…? I looked at the drive shaft when I replaced the lower case. All looked fine. I plan to remove it again...
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    OMC stringer thump sound from the rear.

    Thanks for the tip. I initially did something similar when I set it up. I tighten the set screw until I could force the drive up or down, I then tightened it until the tilt button would move the drive up or down. Set screw too loose, motor just spins. Screw too tight, drive doesn’t tilt. I...
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    5.7 omc no thermostat

    Do you have a link to the thermostat you put in? I put a new one in the other day and it must have been defective because it got way too hot so I took it out.
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