V20 1982 Cuddy rebuild

[frazier]

Here is a picture of the boat



And here are pictures of the rotten engine mounts

[awthacker]

My stringers and transom were all fine. I pulled the cap of the transom (outboard) but after inspection decided not to cut into it and so I capped it back with fiberglass.

I have my boat on a lift and keep it at a pitch to keep it drained towards the bilge, and I keep the plug out. If you can pitch the bunks on your trailer, you should. These boats seem to hold a good bit of water and there is a 1" or 1.25" PVC pipe beneath the gas tank, for front to back drainage, that is glassed in pretty poorly where it passes through the bulkheads. So pretty easy for rot to start there if the boat is holding water over time. Yours looks pretty dry from what I can see in the second picture.

[frazier]

Yes i keep the boat on a hill with the plug out just in case it rains , im thinking of pulling out the fuel tank for two reasons , one is to check the condition of the tank and the other is to be able to slide an other stringer through the hole in the transome all the way up to the main bulkhead on the inboard side of the two main stringers and sister them up to the inboard side of the two exhisting stringers . I might have to have a narrower fuel tank built because the fuel tank compartment will now be two inches narrower with the new stringers , this will be a bit of work but not as bad as removing the whole deck to replace the stringers in the traditional way

[Jbreen07]

pulling the fuel tank is a tough one. I had to replace mine. if you have any questions I will be happy to answer

[garbubba]

I'm not sure why you are looking to add stringers to the boat? If it's for strength, don't bother, these things are tough enough already. Pulling out the tank is a big deal , read up on some threads here first.

Good luck,