Watermann, thanks for the heads up. Man that CT thread is a doozy. Any advice on the stiffners. I know you talked about setting them in 5200...what types of rivets are you using to install them? Are they solid rivets. Assuming that would be a two man job? Unfortunately I haven't done much work like this before so any advice is welcome!
Yeah I didn't really do a tutorial or how to on the stiffeners like I could've. Solid rivets and 5200 on the stiffeners and the rib end crack patches. I was lucky that there wasn't any hull splitting like some and I have to mention the repairs that
Grandad did on his Holiday.
Bondo told the story of a spray rail chine splitting out while on the water on an older SC so it was stuck in my head to make the hull stiffener upgrades.
I added the stiffeners in between the ribs to eliminate the side spray rail failure issue but I believe it will also limit the flexing at the rib ends. It was a short cut so I wouldn't have to drill out rivets and lift each rib end that aren't factory bent to allow for it on the older SCs.
Just so we're on the same page the hull stiffeners are the braces that go from the bottom to the sides in between each of the ribs.
My current project SS has them factory installed under the rib end with about half as many ribs as the older boats like your Mariner and my Chief.