Stringer replacement report - UPDATE

[cliffpaul2]

I thought seriously about adding a drain hole along the bottom, but it would have required more advanced fiberglass work than I'm capable of. My deck drains are plumbed to drain to the bilge instead of the area you are worried about, so I think I'll be OK. How else would water get in there unless you have a much bigger problem? Also, without knowing a lot about boat design, I didn't want to alter something that may have been designed that way for a reason.