I want to let everyone know I have started a new restore. It is a 1990 rinker 236 cuddy. The engine stringers and motor mounts have to be replaced. The problem is that I have never seen a design like this. The pics show that Rinker put down a 5/8" piece of plywood flat then put the stringer next...
Re: Just finished restoration on a Four Winns Liberator...
Sweet boat...I have been restoring mine for about a year now. I have gutted the inside, replaced the stringers, transom and am finishing one motor mount and need to do the other. I had a rotten transom and some rot in my stringers. They...
I am gutting a libby and am wondering about the stringers. They came from the factory with a gap at the bottom instead of being bedded into something. I am using a scarf joint to replace 3/4 of the stringer. Should I raise it off the hull or bed the new sections in. The problem with not bedding...
I have an '86 four winns liberator 211 I am replacing the transom, deck and about 5 feet of both engine stringers. Four winns manual said the baot hwas built with encased stringer, NO! The engine stringers seemed to not be encased, especialy on the sides opposite of the engine. I am going to...
Hello, I am new to posting but have been reading for about 8 mos. I have an 86" four winns liberator 2112. I am replacing the transom and about 4' of the bottom two stringers. I have compiled ideas from the site and woul like good input from anyone who has done this. I amd using 1.5 csm...