Hello all, this is my first post here and this is also the first repair I have attempted of this depth. My boat is a 1987 Bayliner Trophy 24ft hardtop. I have had several structural cracks appearing on the inner hull, tried patching them but they always broke loose. Last week the gas tank sprung a leak. woo hoo 80 gallons of gas loose in the hull! I decided to pop the cap on the boat to have a look at everything. Among the expected rotted wood of the floor of the inner hull and rotten cross braces on the main hull, I noticed that one of the stringers has cracked away from the main hull in the middle of the boat. I do not know how serious this is. I am hoping for some input from some experts. I have put in a new engine and outdrive, gauges, shifter, steering cable, and lots of other small stuff. I am on the fence about scrapping it, although I do not have enough money to get another boat for a couple of years...
