stringer repair question
#1
stringer repair question
hello all. i'm restoring a 1977 pantera and i have the floor removed and the rear bulkhead out. the rear bulkhead was rotten.
i have a new florida marine tank coming and i've been grinding in the bilge to make ready for the stringer repair/replacement.
my question is this: do i save the existing stringers and fill in/patch them and then wrap them in glass or do i cut them out and completely replace them?
they are made of 2 by 8 dimentional lumber. they are solid in all areas except where they are lapped at the rear bulkhead.
here are some pics:
i have a new florida marine tank coming and i've been grinding in the bilge to make ready for the stringer repair/replacement.
my question is this: do i save the existing stringers and fill in/patch them and then wrap them in glass or do i cut them out and completely replace them?
they are made of 2 by 8 dimentional lumber. they are solid in all areas except where they are lapped at the rear bulkhead.
here are some pics:
#2
I would cut and replace. its actually no mor time then to try and mess around with repairing those. You only want to do this once.
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cut them out and ground the hell out of the bilge. making ready to install new stringers which i'll make from plywood.
i also cut out the battery boxes as there were signs of rot and they were glassed in half assed.
they were rotten on the bottom and i'll use the old ones to template new ones.
here's some pics:
i also cut out the battery boxes as there were signs of rot and they were glassed in half assed.
they were rotten on the bottom and i'll use the old ones to template new ones.
here's some pics:
#6
i have the second pantera ever produced and i'm sure they modified their methods as time went by.
i bought the boat from the second owner and i also know the first owner so i know the provenance from day one. no work was ever done to the boat.
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cut them out and ground the hell out of the bilge. making ready to install new stringers which i'll make from plywood.
i also cut out the battery boxes as there were signs of rot and they were glassed in half assed.
they were rotten on the bottom and i'll use the old ones to template new ones.
here's some pics:
i also cut out the battery boxes as there were signs of rot and they were glassed in half assed.
they were rotten on the bottom and i'll use the old ones to template new ones.
here's some pics:
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i just had to put forward stingers in my 10meter.i used a combonation of marine grade 3/4 plywood and 1+6 fir boards.the fir boards were easer to work with