rincon madness
Cadet
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- Apr 13, 2011
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Hi , I'm a newbie. Long time reader, first time poster........
Today, I drilled some small holes in the stringers on my 24' Wellcraft Airslot Fisherman. I encountered wet shavings from the bottom of stringer up to 2-3". Big and beefy stringers but still discouraging. The shavings were white, not a rot color. This was encountered from about 7' back from the stern. No wet shavings under cuddy. I am already planning on re-doing transom, have already pulled motor and transom assembly.
My questions are:
1.- The glass etc is extremely solid with no delamination. Do I still have to pull the stringers out?
2.- Pulling the cap of this walkaround cuddy will be very intense and gnarly. Is there a possibility of scabbing/sistering up new stringers alongside original ones? esp. if the wetness is only up to a certain area and not the whole length of the boat?
Is there a possibility of cutting up floor, cutting the top layer of glass of stringer, dig out wood and pour seacast or similiar and glassing and repairing floor?
I have read several threads on this, it just seems that my stringers are not shot, just wet. please help with any suggestions...
much thanks.
Today, I drilled some small holes in the stringers on my 24' Wellcraft Airslot Fisherman. I encountered wet shavings from the bottom of stringer up to 2-3". Big and beefy stringers but still discouraging. The shavings were white, not a rot color. This was encountered from about 7' back from the stern. No wet shavings under cuddy. I am already planning on re-doing transom, have already pulled motor and transom assembly.
My questions are:
1.- The glass etc is extremely solid with no delamination. Do I still have to pull the stringers out?
2.- Pulling the cap of this walkaround cuddy will be very intense and gnarly. Is there a possibility of scabbing/sistering up new stringers alongside original ones? esp. if the wetness is only up to a certain area and not the whole length of the boat?
Is there a possibility of cutting up floor, cutting the top layer of glass of stringer, dig out wood and pour seacast or similiar and glassing and repairing floor?
I have read several threads on this, it just seems that my stringers are not shot, just wet. please help with any suggestions...
much thanks.
