drewpster
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My little tri-hull project has three main stringers under the deck. The center stringer along the keel runs the full length from bow stern. (about 12 ft. long)
It is a single piece of lumber that was shaped and glassed into the hull. Originally I intended to replace the center stringer using plywood, built to match the stringer's shape. It would need to be 2" thick and 12' long. Given the amount of labor needed to rebuild it out of ply, would it be better to use another solid piece? I have a specialty hardwoods business here in town that can get it. If so, what kind of wood do you think this is? Birch? ( I am no wood guy)
It is a single piece of lumber that was shaped and glassed into the hull. Originally I intended to replace the center stringer using plywood, built to match the stringer's shape. It would need to be 2" thick and 12' long. Given the amount of labor needed to rebuild it out of ply, would it be better to use another solid piece? I have a specialty hardwoods business here in town that can get it. If so, what kind of wood do you think this is? Birch? ( I am no wood guy)