Re: 1982 Skeeter SS-1 Sport Fisherman Restoration....Hull question
Re: 1982 Skeeter SS-1 Sport Fisherman Restoration....Hull question
Im talking about doing the transom using fiberglass strips 13 and 3" wide....Cutting up my donor hull to make my own laminated fiberglass plywood basically...Stringers/transom will be solid glass...but my deepest flat section is 13 inches, so figured if i staggered the glass 13" and 3" then 3" and 13" then 13 and 3 again, until its 1.5" thick (yes 1 layer of CSM and resin between each) that's what I am asking
i would strongly advise against this method.
the amount of time it will take to do this correctly is far more than a traditional transom.
if it is a rot free transom you are looking for, there are several transom core materials that will work for you. the amount of work you are talking about is days of laminating.
each surface must be prepped correctly, or you will not get a bond....epoxy will be better, but the cost would be outrageous. not to mention a 8 hour wait between each lamination for the epoxy to cure, so the next layer is straight......you are looking at a minimum of 3 weeks to build a transom..and the final product would be at best,,,,a lumpy hack job..very heavy..... strong, and stiff?....possibly if it is engineered correctly. but most likely, will give you worse results than you expect. and far worse than a standard wood transom.
if you use a composite type material in your new transom. you will get over 50 or 60 years.
if you use a standard wood transom, properly encapsulate the wood, you will get 30-40 years, so what is to gain form the extra work and the extra weight?
as far as your stringers....no problem....just lay a form the shape you need, and glass over it.....3 layers of matt 1708 alternating, so you have 6 layers total....and your good for glass stringers.
GREEN with envy, JDA...
