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so ive removed the transom and the stringers in my 19 foot renken leaving about an inch of the old fiberglass stringer shell. my question is there are 4 stringers in my boat. the 2 outboard stringers measure 8 foot 9 inches long and the inner ones measure 12 foot 5 inches. i know i will have to...
so im in the middle of transom/stringer/deck replacement and im stuck removing the non rotted wood from the transom. the rotted out wood very easily came out with a screw driver and shop vac. any tips on hoe to get the non rotted wood off of the transom
here are some pics
thankyou
jonathan
the other day when i ripped the deck out of the renken i was skeptical about doing the project. but after removing all the wet rottinf foam and wood it doesnt look near as bad.
here are some pics of the progress after removal of foam
the last 2 pics show ehere there were some port-starboard...
whoever put the floor in knew nothing about fibreglass cause they just poared resin all over the plywood. im going to pull it up this weekend, hopefully the stringers are good.
jonathan
hello all i just stumbled upon your site while doing research on my new project. i thought i would go ahead and sign up since what ive read has been so helpful.
i just bought a 1983 renken 18'8" I/O boat. it has an OMC 2.5 litre motor. there is currently no interior and the 2 year old floor is...
