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    Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

    Good suggestions . Thanks
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    Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

    One more question . Would it be wise to put the stringers directly on the hull , or put some rigid Styrofoam 3/8 inch thick between the stringers and hull? My thinking is to reduce hard spots .
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    Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

    Thanks for the suggestion of plywood for the stringers.
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    Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

    Thanks for the replies all . I was just concerned about strength and waterproofing with epoxy. I have not worked with polyester nor vinyl ester. But I will order a few pails of poly and some ACX exterior plywood. This is half the price of the Baltic plywood. Scott , when you say make new...
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    Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

    I have opened up the motor mounts . They were composed of layered plywood. I will use Douglas fir 2x6 stacked on flat to remake the mounts. The second stringer is wet for 4 feet from transom forward. The stringer looks like Douglas fir 2x10 . I asked about polyester or vinyl ester because I was...
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    Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

    I am restoring a 1991 Sunray Prelude 20 footer. I have used epoxy to glue the plywood panels together for the transom. I am not sure of what to laminate the transom back in the boat with. Epoxy is what I would like to use as it is the strongest , but it is expensive if I will have to do the...
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