Re: Need advice on new deck please give me your info
I drilled the stringer as you can see in the 2 pic and the shavings can be seen also in the pic they seem to be ok to me. But what I was talking about with the cedar is that bayliner used it in the build not me. And thanks for all your advice I do know what the right way to fix the boat is its just some guys can't afford to do things 110% and some times you need to keep that in mind. I have seen 1000 of pics and videos of transoms cracked wide open and splits right down the hull with 250hp motors on them and some use there boats for years and years. I'm not going to 100 miles off shore with this thing. 90% of every boat in the water has some problem some where and I don't see the need to condemn them all..
I do know what the right way to fix the boat is its just some guys can't afford to do things 110% and some times you need to keep that in mind
The thing about this ^^^^^^ is if you can't afford to repair your boat the right way, you can't afford to own a boat... and if you have the time and money to put gas in your boat and run it around the lake or bay, you have enough time and money to fix it right. Boats are expensive play toys and fiberglass boats are the most expensive.
These aren't 250 hp motors... and the first one didn't even make it to the water:
... and the second one barely made it back to the dock.
You have the perfect boat to practice on and gain experience working on fiberglass boats. An old rotten Bayliner is worth much and if you completely mess it up you have really lost anything... but if you just mess up a little bit while fixing it it'll still be a big improvement over what you had.
We're here to help you, and we can guide you through this so you won't even mess up a little bit if you'll listen and pay attention. You say you're looking for some good news, well here it is. If you fix your boat the right way you'll have a like new boat for very cheap compared to a new one and you won't have to worry about fixing it again.
The "triangle thing" you speak of at the transom is just a transom brace, and it's probably rotten too and needs replacing... this isn't difficult.
If you want to repair your boat the right way, we're here to help... if you just want to half way patch at it you can do that too.