89cruisers
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jul 11, 2005
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- 190
Hi there everyone, I am in the middle of tearing up a 1970 21 foot sportcraft with f14crazy, and have a few questions. On the stringers that are still good, the glass job is bad, as you can see in the pics, there seems to be only one layer over the stringers, there's gaps, and even some areas that are not even glassed toward the bow. It seems to be just one layer of 40 oz roving or so, with open holes in the roving along with a lot of spots where the lamination was sloppy and the glass isn't stuck to the hull or the stringer.
What should be done about this? Also, in the bilge and very middle bottom of the boat, was another stringer, is there a reason than anyone knows as to why there is a wooden stringer, in the bilge, which was also barely glassed over (is completely rotten).
The stringers are not continuous and just butt-up to the bulkheads (which are solid, mostly, except that they're 2x12's with an extra 2x4 nailed to the bottom of them for the extra height needed). This goes against what I know with how the stringers should be continuous instead of the bulkheads.
Any suggestions are welcome and thanks!
What should be done about this? Also, in the bilge and very middle bottom of the boat, was another stringer, is there a reason than anyone knows as to why there is a wooden stringer, in the bilge, which was also barely glassed over (is completely rotten).
The stringers are not continuous and just butt-up to the bulkheads (which are solid, mostly, except that they're 2x12's with an extra 2x4 nailed to the bottom of them for the extra height needed). This goes against what I know with how the stringers should be continuous instead of the bulkheads.
Any suggestions are welcome and thanks!
