Deck Overhaul { Need Help}

[Blu_Lunch]

I 'll be cracking out the pressure washer tomorrow..............

[Blu_Lunch]

Got in there today it's tropical here, removed half the foam and it came out easy, found more damage the entire center stringer is gone and need to replace 3 feet on the port side stringer and the same where the tray goes for running cables and the rear bulk head bottom 2 inches is marginal. Need advise on wood for the stringers, the center 110x9.5x1 can I use 2 pieces of marine plywood glued or resin and encapsulated in 9oz cloth and resin. And the bulk head I hate to tear it out it only has a very small amount of damage can I just add to it. Something interesting the center stringer at the bow end is attached to a bulkhead only and the bulkhead is not attached to anything and never was, no sign of it ever being glassed. I plan on encapsulating all the new wood, the glass the new stringer with 24 oz mat a single layer. That's what Wellcraft did with the bare wood.

[reodds]

Wow, huge job there, looking good!

As far as the wood goes, perhaps you might want to consider a foam or composite core material instead.

Aircraft Spruce (http://www.aircraftspruce.com/index.html) sells a lot of different kinds. If you're planning on keeping the boat for a while, even though it is a bit more expensive, might be a better alternative than wood.

I have some experience with composite cores for experimental (home built) aircraft, and they are VERY strong. If I ever need to replace any wood stringers on my V it will definately be with a foam core.

[Blu_Lunch]

I can't believe I can't get a answer from anybody to my questions, even PM several members that I know were quite knowledgeable on it and got not a single reply. Makes wonder why I'm even here.

[nipper]

Blu, you may not be getting answers to your questions because it appears from your pix that you are doing a helluva job!!

I have not done much floor or stringer work (only fixing some isolated soft spots on an old Speedliner 17'), but I would think 2 pieces of thick marine ply, glued together, then glassed over, would form a nice stringer.

All right guys with way more knowledge than me, step up and help Blu out with this. He's doing a great job and just has that nagging question or two we all have when tackling a project!

[Destroyer]

Blue, truthfully that is one area of boating that I've never had any experience in... I'd offer help but if you followed my suggestions you might wind up with the hull suspended over your head by the time you were done. It looks like you're doing a great job, and you already have more guts than I do for even tackleing a job like that... I cannot think of a reason why Marine grade ply laminated together and then glassed over would not work..

[phatdaddy]

blu, go over to classic mako and check out some of those rebuilds, should answer a lot of material questions for you.

[cricket]

blue, idid a i/o to outboard re fit i had some bad stiingers to i used marine plywood glassed together then more glass u can use liquid nail to hold lam to gether

[Skools Out]

hey blu sorry just got to reading on your floor around the edges, glue and screw a board under the old floor, leaving half sticking out to screw your new floor too. in mine i used treated decking material under the floor and glued with liquid nails and stainless screws counter sunk. the decking boards i didn't worry about glassing due to they were treated and under the deck they will out last my owning the boat since the non treated floor lasted 32 yrs i won't keep it another 30 plus yrs. support that board to the hull if needed such as pieces of treated 2x4 blocks wedged between the deck board and hull. if you wish i can take a pic of a made up example in one of my projects. i've been so busy working on my 22ft deck boat. i'm installing all new stringers and flooring in it. or you can PM me you number i'll call ya we can talk about the flooring some.