I've finally managed to find the time to upload some pictures for my ongoing projects.<br /> my father in law's boat (project 1) <br /><br />and<br /><br />my boat (project 2) <br /><br />The rot in my FIL's boat was unbelievable. Baretta glassed the stringers in with chopped glass laminating only a few inches up ONE side of the stringer. That was the only 'protected' surface on the stringer! The rest of the stringer was raw, untreated/protected wood 
no encapsulation, no resin coating, no nuttin! and they fastened everything together with 9 gazillion staples.<br /><br />My boat is a different story. All wood components were resin coated. But my floor was developing soft spots I'm guessing due to age, use and compromising of the glass top coat. Everything was sealed pretty well, except where the screws connected the floor, which weren't sealed and allowed rot into the stringers. Something else interesting was found after pulling up the floor and then the carpet inside the ski locker. All 4 stringers were broken along a plane that cut almost right under where the driver would sit (front seats) scary stuff!! luckily (and for some strange reason) the hull shows no indication of any previous repair or damage relating to what ever caused the stringers to fracture. So, I'm thinking that I will be replacing ALL the stringers and bulkheads in my boat too (dang! I must be a sucker for punishment!! ) Looks like it will take a bit of work though. The stringers 3/4" ply about 10' & 12' in length, my thoughts are the manufacturer had extra long plywood sheets. I'm figuring instead of trying to source non-standard plywood sheets, I'll use 2 -3/8" thick stringers from a 4x8 sheet, stringers cut to the appropriate length, with butt joints on each length staggered, backed and fastened together, then fully encapsulated.<br /><br />(it's a good thing I'm temporarily unemployed.. I would have never had the time to take on all of this otherwise )
no encapsulation, no resin coating, no nuttin! and they fastened everything together with 9 gazillion staples.<br /><br />My boat is a different story. All wood components were resin coated. But my floor was developing soft spots I'm guessing due to age, use and compromising of the glass top coat. Everything was sealed pretty well, except where the screws connected the floor, which weren't sealed and allowed rot into the stringers. Something else interesting was found after pulling up the floor and then the carpet inside the ski locker. All 4 stringers were broken along a plane that cut almost right under where the driver would sit (front seats) scary stuff!! luckily (and for some strange reason) the hull shows no indication of any previous repair or damage relating to what ever caused the stringers to fracture. So, I'm thinking that I will be replacing ALL the stringers and bulkheads in my boat too (dang! I must be a sucker for punishment!! ) Looks like it will take a bit of work though. The stringers 3/4" ply about 10' & 12' in length, my thoughts are the manufacturer had extra long plywood sheets. I'm figuring instead of trying to source non-standard plywood sheets, I'll use 2 -3/8" thick stringers from a 4x8 sheet, stringers cut to the appropriate length, with butt joints on each length staggered, backed and fastened together, then fully encapsulated.<br /><br />(it's a good thing I'm temporarily unemployed.. I would have never had the time to take on all of this otherwise )