stringer repair

[Broke1gtsi]

i have a 1995 vip firestar 18ft. I have torn the floor and stringers out and replaced the main stringers.
There are 2 small stingers that make up the ski locker. I can not get new wood in there with out removing the cap. I am wondering if cutting out a portion of the floor- in the bow to access this rotten wood and then grafting the deck i cut out back in with new ski locker stingers and decking underneath is a possibility i believe that as long as i don't cut the whole bow floor out it wont compromise the structure at all (the floor in the bow is part of the cap with plywood underneath for support)

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: stringer repair

Welcome to iBoats!
Gunna need pics for me to understand what you're talking about.

 

[Broke1gtsi]

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i knew i should have snapped some pictures before i posted. but i can try to elaborate when my boat was built the floor and carpet was laid then the cap was installed the floor in the bow of the boat is part of the cap i need to access under this floor in the bow without removing the cap

 

[Broke1gtsi]

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P.S ive been through broken arrow many times I'm a kansas city native so were almost neigbors

 

[Woodonglass]

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Does it look like this...

 

[Broke1gtsi]

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your picture did not encode right

 

[Broke1gtsi]

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yes that is the same boat you can barley make out that the floor in the bow is about 1/2" higher that the rest of the deck that 1/2" floor is what i need to cut out

 

[Broke1gtsi]

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[Woodonglass]

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Your plan "Sounds" correct, but again, without actually seeing the exact situation it's very difficult to know how to advise you. Post up some pics of how your boat looks now so we can "SEE" where you're at.

 

[Broke1gtsi]

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[Broke1gtsi]

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it keeps flipping that picture upside down on me. this is a terrible picture and i apologize for that in advance .
You can kinda see whats going on in the picture. If you look Where the stringer is sitting, just inside of it you can see the discoloration where the ski locker was. There is two 4' stringers that make up the sides of the locker they also support the deck under the bow. To get new wood under there i need complete access to about 1/3 to 1/2 of the bow floor I figure i can cut the floor build the ski locker lay the new floor carpet the new floor then graft the section of bow back in and carpet over the ugly graft repair

 

[greenbush future]

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Yea w/o seeing what you see, it's will be hard to agree or offer an opinion.

 

[tpenfield]

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A few pictures from different angles would be good. Your idea may be OK, but it is hard to tell from the 1 picture.

 

[Broke1gtsi]

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Ill report back with more pictures