While we are on the subject of stringers anybody ever seen a stringer run right down the center of the hull ,,I have seen them midway up the hull but never right in the middle ...my buddy pulled his floor and thats the way it was layed out ..Seem odd to me just wondering if it was normal or if it was redone years before and it was added

Skinny Water flats boat has a center stringer. Improper trailer adjustment from day one, broke one of the outer stringers at the chine and cracked the hull on my best friends boat. Get the floor out and bingo, there it was. It did not go any further fore than the start of the front deck. Used to support the center of the floor. The stringers were wood and all were touching the hull. Lightweight design IMO, no ribs (bulkheads) and the outer stringers were very small. 2x3 pine maybe??

I have never seen a stringer placed in the very center of the hull dont know if its normal or not

yeah...its done....but mostly for cost purposes IMO......instead of putting multiple layers of glass and beefing up the keel, they made the keel the same thickness as the rest of the hull and used the middle stringer to help stiffen things up...it was cheaper than more layers of glass and resin.....but it does work in many an application

Ship shape tv is reruns of infomercials. Very rarely do I see a new episode, or learn about something other than why brand x, presented by paying advertiser, is better than all others. Like the avg do-it-yourself is looking for $5k nightvision?