Knotenuftime
Cadet
- Joined
- Jul 15, 2009
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- 28
I have a 1991 Wellcraft 2600 Coastal that recently had the exhaust collector or "Y" as it is commonly known replaced because of a leak that rapidly filled the bilge while 50 miles offshore. The engines are 2007 4.3L Vortecs and it was discovered that the 2 inboard and 2 outboard stringers were rotten all the way to the aft bulkhead which was rotten 1/3rd of the way up. So after removal of second engine and removal of stringers it was discovered that the transom was wet. Now I've decided to go ahead and have the work done( will post some pics later) and the 2 outbrd stringers have rot forward of the aft bulkhead. My question is because of the difficulty in getting to these areas, are these 2 stringers crucial in the seawortiness of this boat or is most of the stress in the engine area and aft of the rear bulkhead. As you can imagine this is a major deal and all suggestions would be appreciated so far I am at 11k.