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    1960 Bell Boy 16' Bonanza - hollow stringers

    Re: 1960 Bell Boy 16' Bonanza - hollow stringers I drilled into the transom in 8 different spots, 4 about 1-1/2" above the hull and another 4 about 4" above those and all that came out was wood-colored wood shavings. I think I dodged a bullet there. I spotted some exposed wood, but for some...
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    1960 Bell Boy 16' Bonanza - hollow stringers

    My kid and I picked up this boat for a song - decent trailer, 2 working 60HP Evinrudes and a 75HP Johnson with a bad lower, for less than $500. The deck was rotten, as I'd suspected. After we ripped it out, I wanted to check the stringers for rot. I drilled down through the top of one of them...
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