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When I did stringers (just the portion in the engine compartment) in my old 26' Carver, I just cut off the tops of the glass and scooped out the black mud that had once been wood.... I cleaned it out as far forward as I could reach and then formed my new stringers (cut from 4x6 treated lumber)... I mixed up an epoxy peanut butter with saw dust (better materials are available) and put down a 3/4" thick layer... I pushed in the stringers and pressed em down... after the PB has set up I ground everything smooth and re glassed the top....

I'd say that those were tougher tho not as long... and I'd rather do that again than do a transom any day.
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i like the idea of leaving some glass left there so you have something to follow. I guess if you sand it enough with some 80 grit poly will stick to it with out a problem.
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My experience was that poly didn't want to stick well but epoxy sticks to anything... then again maybe mine being a carver could have been layed up with epoxy from the factory
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My experience was that poly didn't want to stick well but epoxy sticks to anything... then again maybe mine being a carver could have been layed up with epoxy from the factory
yeah I was thinking about that too, I was set on going with poly but I really don't want any lamination problems so I might be going back to my original plan and going with epoxy.
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yeah I was thinking about that too, I was set on going with poly but I really don't want any lamination problems so I might be going back to my original plan and going with epoxy.
or vinyl ester
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yeah I was thinking about that too, I was set on going with poly but I really don't want any lamination problems so I might be going back to my original plan and going with epoxy.
I went with Epoxy and it is the best decision I made. I used the US composites material - dang that stuff sticks good. It is a little pricey, but i do not want to do this again

mix your epoxy putty thick with cabosil/areosil to bed your stringer.
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