How many stringers?

[Mulv80]

Does my 1979 wellcraft v20 only have 2 bow to stern stringers?

[Franco]

TECHNICALLY YES - THEY ARE THE WIDW ONES - THE NARROW ONES THAT RUN BOW TO STERN ARE CALLED GIRDERS - THE ONES THAT RUN SIDE TO SIDE ARE BULKHEADS

[Mulv80]

Thanks Franco, I'm in the process of digging out the in floor gas tank with hopes of repairing the girders without cutting the floor. I think Macojoe here on the forum made a repair this way. I'm anxious to see if I can do it this way. This is the first time I have attempted anything like this on a boat.

[Skools Out]

hey just rip it out like i did this old Sea Ox.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/Skools_Out/Sea%20Ox/sea_ox_016.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/Skools_Out/Sea%20Ox/MVC-027S.jpg

[Franco]

Is it the stringer that are bad or the girders??? Check out this link also
http://www.rotdoctor.com/glass/GLrotrepair.html

[Franco]

Hey Skools, you got bigger Nortons than most of us!!!!

[reelapeelin]

Dang, Franco...that's ZACKLY what I's gonna say...imagine that!!... :D...wearin' my hat...

[Mulv80]

I know for sure that the bulkhead in front of the gas tank is rotted. The girders feel like they have separated from the wood in some spots. I was going to remove the tank, replace the bulkhead then inspect the girders. I really don't want to cut the floor. The floor is solid and doesnt have any cracking. I nearly have the tank out, hopefully this weekend I can get in there.

[Franco]

Pull the tank, work from inside like your thinking - you can get some fillers that add body to the resin - chopped fiberglass strands - then reglass over what you cut away