I made one of my stringers today, and before I go on to make the second, I wanted to get a little feedback on its construction. What I did was take two sheets of ACX plywood and rip them into three 1 foot by 8 foot stips. Then I took some Titebond III waterproof (according to the label) wood glue and laminated two of them together to create a 13.5 foot beam. Then I cut two of the other pieces to make up the 5.5 feet on each side to make one solid 13.5 foot laminated beam. The ply is 15/32 so I have a little over 3/4 of an inch. The overlap in the middle is a little over 2.5 feet. I screwed all these together with 3/4 inch wood screws about every 6 to 8 inches with three across the beam. I attached a pic, the only place I have that is fairly flat is the floor in the living room. I'll leave it here to dry tonight then move it to the guest bedroom where it will live until I am ready the cut it up and contour it to the hull. I am not done grinding, but I had had to take a grinding break and do something else. Plus it should give me some more inspiration to get that grinding done so I can order the glass and resin.
So what do you guys think? Is this good enough? The original stringers were 3/4 solid boards probably fir.
So what do you guys think? Is this good enough? The original stringers were 3/4 solid boards probably fir.
