I'm BAAACKKK!<br /><br />After a long hot summer, it's cool enough to get back to my boat restoration.<br /><br />Apologies in advance if I've already asked some of these questions. I haven't really been on this board since it's overhaul. I've searched the forums for stringer patterns and didn't turn up anything.<br /><br />So far, I have one set of the stringers completely removed and the glass taken down to about 1" from the bottom of the boat. <br />It's time to do the nasty and break out the grinder. I think I'm going to take the glass down to the bare hull and start completely fresh.<br />There is just too much crud where the old stringers sat.<br /><br />My question for today is, how can I make a good pattern to cut my new stringers?<br /><br />My old stringers were completely destroyed by rot. There is nothing left to even start a pattern. I thought of stiff cardboard, or even some cheap plywood or cheaper wood of the same height, but there has to be a way easier!<br /><br />How do the builders do it? What's the secret?<br /><br />I have some fairly expensive wood for the new stringers, and I only have one shot at getting them cut right.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />H.