son of a son of a sailor
Seaman Apprentice
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- Apr 15, 2010
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Replacing foam stringers with "ridged" laminated wood stringers. Any suggestion?
So I have done allot of reading and a fallowing on ibaots, and now it's my time to pick at those amazing brains that are out there. I own, and am repairing, a 1969 Glaspar Citation. (Similar, if not the same boat as "headhunter2", you can see all his work under this restore forum or just by typing is screen name in the search box). I have also read every page and continue to fallow the amazing progress of "drewpster" and his tri-hull. SO, now I'm getting ready to break out the camera and start working on my project.
I feel I have all the transom and deck information I need. The only uncharted area I feel an bit uninformed is my plan for stringers. My concern is with the strength of the hull roving and if I need to add any additional support under my stringers (such as a strip if 18oz. under where the stringers will be applying pressure/force.
I am familiar and am comfortable with allowing these stringers to "float" over a bed of thickened epoxy to create an expanded area for the 1 1/2" stringer to apply force/pressure. Again, just wanting to know the thoughts on how wide I might want to go or if I need to reinforce the hull with a strip of 18oz. or more roving.
If you are not familiar with the glasspar stringer system for the citation model you can see how headhunter2 re-did his with foam. My only concern with this is that, ultimately this foam will soak water and become a water clogged, weighted mess, and have to be pulled out (major pain in the a**)
My thoughts are to replace these foam stringers with ridged ones, cutting, shaping, and filling the voids with ridged pink insulation foam that does not absorb water. I realize that this foam cannot be laminated and all resin/laminates must be dry by the time this is install.
Thank you to all that have read this and I appreciate and feedback you might have.
-sfsf
So I have done allot of reading and a fallowing on ibaots, and now it's my time to pick at those amazing brains that are out there. I own, and am repairing, a 1969 Glaspar Citation. (Similar, if not the same boat as "headhunter2", you can see all his work under this restore forum or just by typing is screen name in the search box). I have also read every page and continue to fallow the amazing progress of "drewpster" and his tri-hull. SO, now I'm getting ready to break out the camera and start working on my project.
I feel I have all the transom and deck information I need. The only uncharted area I feel an bit uninformed is my plan for stringers. My concern is with the strength of the hull roving and if I need to add any additional support under my stringers (such as a strip if 18oz. under where the stringers will be applying pressure/force.
I am familiar and am comfortable with allowing these stringers to "float" over a bed of thickened epoxy to create an expanded area for the 1 1/2" stringer to apply force/pressure. Again, just wanting to know the thoughts on how wide I might want to go or if I need to reinforce the hull with a strip of 18oz. or more roving.
If you are not familiar with the glasspar stringer system for the citation model you can see how headhunter2 re-did his with foam. My only concern with this is that, ultimately this foam will soak water and become a water clogged, weighted mess, and have to be pulled out (major pain in the a**)
My thoughts are to replace these foam stringers with ridged ones, cutting, shaping, and filling the voids with ridged pink insulation foam that does not absorb water. I realize that this foam cannot be laminated and all resin/laminates must be dry by the time this is install.
Thank you to all that have read this and I appreciate and feedback you might have.
-sfsf
