will this work or bad idea

[650thunderbolt]

Well i got a thought that may save some time effort and even make this boat more sturdy.... or my plan could just sink. lol Ill throw this out to the boating pros and let them tair it apart. Here is a picture of what im thinking of. Hope the pic works as this is the first time ever posting Right by where the drain hole is there was screw holes where someone had fastend something down. Looks like water got in there and they had boat tipped so water would drain so it all stayed in that area. who knows

I want to fill in stringers up to where the rot stoped then slap some 1inch down the side to reinforce and glass it all in good. will it work?

 

[v1_0]

Re: will this work or bad idea

I want to fill in stringers up to where the rot stoped then slap some 1inch down the side to reinforce and glass it all in good. will it work?

I've seen this sort of question asked a couple of times and usually it gets a response of "its a band-aid solution" with the impression that it's better than nothing - but not as good as ripping the entire stringer out, grinding, putting in a new one, epoxying, and glassing.

I haven't heard anything about why it isn't a good solution though. I could *imagine* that it could create a "pinch point" at such a joint where, over time, due to pressures on the boat's hull - a hole would form there. But, no one that has structural/mechanical engineering knowledge has listed this as a likely possibility. Nor have I heard any experiences where problems have occured due to such a band-aid repair.

It just is interesting to me that doing something like - cutting out a piece of rusted car frame and welding in a replacement piece dosn't have the same 'band-aid' connotation.

 

[Robert D]

Re: will this work or bad idea

It'll buy you a year or two...maybe 3 or 4. But since you're that far into it, just do it right. Replace the stringers. The fungi from the rot is probably a lot deeper than you can see. It'll just continue.

 

[Robert D]

Re: will this work or bad idea

"It just is interesting to me that doing something like - cutting out a piece of rusted car frame and welding in a replacement piece dosn't have the same 'band-aid' connotation."

Because rust isn't a biological thing, like the fingus that causes rot. The rust doesn't infect the metal several inches into what appears to be good metal. I wouldn't trust any wood in that hull.....whole thing should be gutted and cleaned.