Need some advice on a middle stringer under the cabin floor

vetting

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I have a 25 foot cabin cruiser. The floor in the cabin was a bit weak, so I cut it out to replace it an epoxy and glass a new floor in. I checked out the stringer and found that it wasnt sealed at the front and there were a few holes in it where someone had drove screws through. I chipped away a chunk of the fiberglass in the middle of it and the stinger was wet. Not sure how deep it goes, but I dont think the rot goes all the way to the bottom. Any suggestion on the best way to fix it? Should I just cut the glass off the top of it, scrape down to good wood, then scab in a new piece, and then epoxy and glass everything back to the shape it was? There is a ton of other support being that it is a cabin cruiser and the hull is 2" thick at that point.
 

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vetting

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Re: Need some advice on a middle stringer under the cabin floor

Bumping it for the morning crew.

Thank you in advance for your help!
 

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Re: Need some advice on a middle stringer under the cabin floor

The comments that I would offer are . . .

usually the wood towards the bow of the boat is the driest in terms of moisture, etc. so, if the wood in the cabin is wet, you might want to be looking at the wood in the stern of the boat.

You mention that the hull is 2" thick . . . Must be a cored hull ???
 
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