Hello all !!! This is my first post here on iboars. I have been looking around all week and have learned a lot of new information.
Last week I acquired a 1976 Sea Ray Srv 190 from a friend of my father in law. The Boat has been stored in his garage for the last 13-14 years. It was winterized when he stored it. He stopped using the boat because the floor had begun to rot away. The rot originated from the screw holes of bucket seats. He has already removed all the effected flooring. There is no damage on the stringers or the transom. He provided me with new marine grade plywood l, some resin and other misc supplies as well. I am anxious to get started on this project but I have a couple of questions first. The main thing is last night I was inspecting every using trying to get my game plan together and I realized that none of the stringers are glassed in. These are the original stringers they appear to have been sealed and there is some type of adhesive between them and the hull but no fiberglass. Is this something that is common in older boats? Since I have most of the floor out should I go ahead and tab the stringers in and glass them? Since there is not any damage to the stringers from the rotten floor before should I just leave it alone? I was thinking that maybe there was a different type of engineering done and could glassing it in change the structural integrity in an negative way? Any and all in put is appreciated. I will upload some photos this evening.
Last week I acquired a 1976 Sea Ray Srv 190 from a friend of my father in law. The Boat has been stored in his garage for the last 13-14 years. It was winterized when he stored it. He stopped using the boat because the floor had begun to rot away. The rot originated from the screw holes of bucket seats. He has already removed all the effected flooring. There is no damage on the stringers or the transom. He provided me with new marine grade plywood l, some resin and other misc supplies as well. I am anxious to get started on this project but I have a couple of questions first. The main thing is last night I was inspecting every using trying to get my game plan together and I realized that none of the stringers are glassed in. These are the original stringers they appear to have been sealed and there is some type of adhesive between them and the hull but no fiberglass. Is this something that is common in older boats? Since I have most of the floor out should I go ahead and tab the stringers in and glass them? Since there is not any damage to the stringers from the rotten floor before should I just leave it alone? I was thinking that maybe there was a different type of engineering done and could glassing it in change the structural integrity in an negative way? Any and all in put is appreciated. I will upload some photos this evening.
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