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Originally Posted by jsgeorge4x4
when i re-cored the fuel tank hatch last year the pieces of the stringers i could bash on were solid, when i had the rod boxes out to fiberglass reinforce them two weeks ago the cross stringers were solid as per a mallet, and so are the stringers under the splashwell
you guys just now have me paranoid about what i cant see, after reading all the threads of guys having replaced them 
its a shame everything tends to get waterlogged on these boats |
That is the reason why I did my stringers so simple, and why I didn't put a fuel cell below deck. In my opinion on my boat the plywood on the floor was good enough for a shear brace rather than glassing a bunch cross stringers. I simply wanted the water and moisture to get in and then the water and moisture to get out. I also have over drill every hole on this boat so far then fill with reinforced thickening resin and drilled the hole to size so all my thru-transom penatrations are sealed. My outboard motor bracket holes will be done the same way. There's a lot you can do to prevent rot.