The stringer was fitted and ready to be glassed in. Unfortunately I left the camera at home a few weekends and did not take any pics. Ang and I got it glassed in and and I made a template for the starboard stringer. I cut the boards out and my Pops came up that weekend to visit and to help bond them together. We had a good time! He was happy to see the progress in person.

With the stinger bonded together, It was time to cut out the existing one. At this time I also cut out the two bulkheads that held the gas tank in. Once cut out, It was back to the joys of grinding...

I finally got the grinding done and was happy to know I was closer to having the 2 out 4 stringers replaced...

After the inside was all ground down. The next following week I spent fitting the stringer in. I was happy I broke down and purchased a planer. That definitely speeded up the process. Once fitted, Ang came out to help bond the stinger in. The next day while the filler was still tacky we glassed it in..

To keep the stinger in placed I made some braces. To keep the stinger level and the braces tight, I used wood door shims from the local Menards.

FYI, Working with the bonding filler I used the West Systems sticks and many of the techniques presented in there books.. I found the braces to work good. It just made it interesting getting out from under the deck. I felt like Twister, Left hand on yellow......

The next day we got back and put 3 layers of 1700 biax in. Not to many pics, didnt have time...

After the stringer was installed it was time to replace the bulkheads that hold the gas tank in. Since the inside was prepped already, all I had to do was cut, fit, bond, and glass them in. Again, I left the camera at home for a good amount of the following work. I used the same processes as I did with the stringers. Once installed I decided to tackle the last two stringers at the same time. Winter was coming and I wanted to speed it up. I made a template of one of the stringers and used it to cut all the pieces. I bonded them up using to layers of 1/2" ply. In between them, just like the transom, I used one layer of1300 biax and made sure to stagger the joints. I did all the bonding while the shop was clean still from installing the stringers & bulkheads. Once bonded, I then cut out the old and prepared for the new.

A few more...

Fully bonded in....