Ondarvr, thanks for str8n that out for me. My boat, like i stated before is a 1976 procraft 1500. The center stringer is a 2x10 about 12 ft long. Then another 2ft piece for the bow section. all the other stringers are solid lumber also (solid meaning not laminated together). I can't seem to find the original build plans for the boat. I called ProCraft, where the boat was originally built, and they said they don't have the original plans either. So to be honest, i don't know if that was how it was built or not. They were not sealed very well at all. So I don't know if i should go back with that design, or redesign it with all the experts help here, my goal is to make the boat lighter than it was, with all that water soaked wood, foam, and water itself i removed, the boat weighed a ton. I plan on redesigning the interior anyway for better weight distribution. Example- moving the gas tank from the rear to the center of the boat and the two batteries to the forward section....any thoughts?
BV
