Deck Not In Contact With Stringers

mspring

Petty Officer 2nd Class
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On my fiberglass 20 footer the stringers on the sides are 1x8s that the deck actually rests on. In the middle there are two 2x4s that run back until the fuel tank and stop in the middle of the boat.At that point there are little 1" tall boards that are glassed in under the fuel tank. After the 2x4s stop at the front of the tank there is only one stringer on the keel which is a 2x4 glassed in but laying flat not standing up. The 2x4s ahead of the tank are standing up and run up to the tip of the bow and curve in to meet each other. I dont know how they bent the 2x4s up in the shape of the hull but I will probably go back with plywood instead.

My question is should all stringers contact the bottom of the deck?
 

gcboat

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Re: Deck Not In Contact With Stringers

All wood is bent after it spends some time in a steam box. I'm thinking that not all of your stringer's will be a contact point for your decking. Just take a look a your existing stringer's. If you see screw holes in them, then yea, pretty good chance they were used as a support.
 

oops!

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Re: Deck Not In Contact With Stringers

the more the floor comes in contact with the (frame)..stringers...the stronger your boat is going to be....

you dont want a trampoline....
when you rebuild....make it as structurally sound as you can without overbuilding your boat and adding unnessary weight.

do lots of searches here...ask lots of questions

cheers
oops
 

tallcanadian

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Re: Deck Not In Contact With Stringers

also if your stringers don't come in contact with the floor, after screwing the floor to the stringers you may end up and uneven floor, or dips.
 
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