Re: Hello iboaters! 2nd boat, 1st resto
Re: Hello iboaters! 2nd boat, 1st resto
hi bud.....
finally got some free time to go over the thread,,,,, nice boat !
ok... you have a few misconceptions here that is causing you some confusion....
first off..... yes... you are really overthinking this....
and yes... you boat does need stringers.....all the way....
as far as pulling the cap to get at the front deck....why?,,, are you sure there is rot up there? is the foam wet?
if she aint broke.....dont go there......the bow usually does not get to bad with rot and intrusion.....only the walk thru area.
ok.... it really seem like this is going to be a full gut.......how is the transom?.... have you done core samples yet?
that pipe from the front is from the anchor well or aux ice chest in the bow.....not much water will leak out of that.
ok... where are you at right now?.... is all the foam out?... about an 18 inch blade on a sawzall will do the entire boat in no time.....the tip of an electric chain saw also makes short work if that job.
plywood on edge is far stronger than dimensional lumber.....and 3/4 inch is all you need for stringers. esp in a 17 footer.
there is no epoxy in your boat......that looks factory....and they do not use epoxy due to the cost vs benefit.
if i were you.....i would take EVERYTHING OUT OF THE BOAT... the batts, the gas tank.....the motor......all that carp is just slowing you down...get it all out...and get in there and rip her......a full tear down should only take 2 days max.....and its the most back breaking part of the job.
take lots of measurements and diagrammes of the stringer height, and lay out.....then with a sawzall ....cut them all out......dont stop till you have a completely empty hull....
click the link im my sig for any glassing info you need... its all in the first 16 pages.....its quite a read.....but it will save you hours of thinking and loosing sleep.
oh.....btw.... the deck is a very very very important structural part of the hull... as important as the stringers.
but dont worry.... we have the links for you to do it correctly.
pm me back when you are gutted !
cheers buddy
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