Hi Guys,
I have a stringer and floor repair to do in my 79 15ft Bell Boy opencab, Its only the mid section in the middle stringer and starboard stringer that is bad only about 27'' of each are rotted and the port side stringer is rotted in the mid section of the same size as the other stringers and also about 15" from the transom join, I am looking for the easiest way to replace/repair the stringers or my other thought was to install 2 new stringers on either side of the current stringers with thickened epoxy with the material made of 0.4" x 5" marine ply (which is half the thickness of the current stringers) and then glass over them with 5 layers of 12oz plain weave cloth, would this work ? I am trying to avoid digging out the old stringers with most of the wood still being fine it would be very time consuming getting them out along with the joining glue and getting the surface prepped for new stringers. or is there any other way I could go about it ?
Thanks in advance.
I have a stringer and floor repair to do in my 79 15ft Bell Boy opencab, Its only the mid section in the middle stringer and starboard stringer that is bad only about 27'' of each are rotted and the port side stringer is rotted in the mid section of the same size as the other stringers and also about 15" from the transom join, I am looking for the easiest way to replace/repair the stringers or my other thought was to install 2 new stringers on either side of the current stringers with thickened epoxy with the material made of 0.4" x 5" marine ply (which is half the thickness of the current stringers) and then glass over them with 5 layers of 12oz plain weave cloth, would this work ? I am trying to avoid digging out the old stringers with most of the wood still being fine it would be very time consuming getting them out along with the joining glue and getting the surface prepped for new stringers. or is there any other way I could go about it ?
Thanks in advance.