Stringers

[dan4836]

First recommendation was to cut the top of the stringers, remove the wood and fill with foam and then glass over.

I wanted to take the easy way out and skip removing the wood and just clean and glass over the stringers. After learning the stringers are very thin, he advised that I can leave the existing stingers and layup four layers of fiberglass. Should take care of the stringer issues so I can get ready to install the new deck.

[smokeonthewater]

honestly I don't think that way IS the easy way... it's a lot of work either way but leaving the rotten wood in place is not the right way... also I don't think 4 layers are near enough.... The bottom of my jet boat that I just repaired has about 15-20 layers of glass

Now 4 layers of glass over good strong wood OTOH would be good

[dan4836]

I think the use of 1708 lays up so thick and this is why he recommended three to four layers. I only did some reading and research on fiberglass work so I am learning everyday.

[smokeonthewater]

the thicker you go the harder it will be to get it to conform to the @90 deg inside and outside bends

Not to steer you away from v20.com but if you aren't already on there, sign up on iboats.com and post up a thread on this in the restoration section... there are a bunch of guys there that know EVERYTHING about rebuilding boats..... even a guy who cut his boat in half and made it a few feet longer VERY professionally.