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    95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer stringer repair

    I have the engine out. I don't have a moisture meter, so I've just been checking for rot with the drill. If I ever do buy another boat a moisture meter would be a good investment because there are so many places that were inaccessible with a pick and hammer that I missed when inspecting the...
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    95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer stringer repair

    Starting tear down today. I got a boat that must have had the engine installed on a Friday because none of the dang holes they drilled were staight.
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    95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer stringer repair

    It's a 5.7 merc. I was daydreaming about massaging in a stroker crank while the engine was out, but I don't think the alpha 1 will handle the bump up in torque.
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    95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer stringer repair

    All good advice; thank you! I initially dove into this project thinking I would just be able to replace the core in the ceiling of the midship birth (another post) and be done with it. It will give me great piece of mind to get down to the foundation and fix it right. It would worry me if the...
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    95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer stringer repair

    Thank you all, I really appreciate your support. It's good to be able to talk to people that understand what I'm up against. Most of the people around me think its nothing to worry about and that it's nuts to tear into a boat that there is seeming nothing wrong with. I'm an aircraft inspector...
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    95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer stringer repair

    I'll have a better idea of how bad the rot is after pulling the engine. The way things are going, I have a feeling it's not going to be good. I noticed what appears to be a stress crack radiating from the garboard drain when I pulled the outdrive yesterday.
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    95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer stringer repair

    Well.... I guess that transom is coming out, and the stringers while I'm at it.
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    95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer stringer repair

    I took some core samples as advised. The stringer samples all came out dry fresh wood. I found wet wood in the transom about an inch from the bottom under the key hole. What a sickening feeling.
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    95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer stringer repair

    Well I went around the rest of the boat with a ball peen hammer and tap tested instead. The rest of the stringers, deck, and transom sounded great. I did find out my exhaust manifold is cracked during the inspection though.😟
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    95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer stringer repair

    In my younger days i would certainly agree with that sentiment. I would go gung-ho with a chain saw and demo bar and before you know it; I'd be standing in a pile of lumber scrap thinking what have I done! The years of back breaking work and forever projects have humbled me sir. I have become...
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    95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer stringer repair

    Thank you, by full restoration do you mean replace the whole stringer?
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    95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer stringer repair

    Hello all, I would like to share my disappointing story and get some of your thoughts. I bought this boat last year. When I bought it, I noticed the owner had replaced the cockpit seats with some after market back to back louge seats; none of the screws were bedded and none of the old seat holes...
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    Filling a gap in core material

    I am in the process of replacing rotten plywood core on a section of the deck on my 95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer. The wood is coming out and 1/2 inch, 20.lb density Coosa is going back in. I'm going to bond the Coosa to the existing fiberglass with structural epoxy (mix of milled fiber and cabosil)...
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