2017 Stringer project

Congratulations on the little person. Enjoy them while you can they grow up fast, and will be gone before you know it.

Boat looks great, but isn't it hot during the summers in Ga.? I have a 86 Mustang 86 that is black and when the ac is down, the car is down. Enjoy the boat summer is fading fast.

I noticed the problem on another thread and I plan to add the pics in to the best I can over time. I'd hope to find a hosting site that is reasonably easy to use from my phone.

It only took me 6 months but I'm a fireman, I spend a day on duty then I have 2 days off, it allowed me to put some time in. I pretty much spent all free weekdays with the exception of a handful on the project.

Nautique Newby wrote: I'm really impressed that Tfreeman completed his in 6 months. It's amazing how much time these stringer replacements eat up. I think I'm right at 300 hrs so far.

I think each year is a little different. For instance, I finished my 92 sport in about 3 months but all I had was the two main stringer and the two secondary stringers in my boat and they were straight so it was toooooo bad. I don't care to do it again anytime soon though. I probably had around 300 hours or so in it.

MikeEby wrote: [QUOTE=Bri892001] I can't see those images either. I believe that's on the original post-er to fix, if they care to. Thanks! I was afraid that was the case. From what's I've seen Photobucket wants the ridiculous price of $399/year for 3rd party hosting. So it's probably not going to happen, So much information lost its really a shame. Mike

Not to thread-jack, but yeah, this is extremely unfortunate. I've recently switched to imgur and found it's way easier to use anyway. But that doesn't help going back, and all these images people could have referred to are now basically gone.

I can't see those images either. I believe that's on the original post-er to fix, if they care to.

There's definitely plenty of other good re-string threads on this site though....
Well, I thought there were. It looks like photo bucket must have changed their policy recently. That seems to have hurt a lot of the good re-string threads, that I was familiar with anyway.

Here is a mostly text based discussion. I'm sure others will chime in with more:
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26068&PN=1&title=stringer-floor-replacement-lessons-learned

Mike, your best bet is to just put the pictures you want to use on the desktop of an actual computer. I've never had much luck with my iphone, although, oddly enough, I can sometimes post pics here from my ipad.

Then, I find it easier to put a number in the name of all the pics, numbering them in the sequence I want them to go up. This isn't at all necessary, I just find it easier if I'm posting more than a couple at a time.

Anyway, next step, click the Post Reply button. Don't use the quick reply box, but the actual Post Reply. It's kind of hidden, well not hidden, it just doesn't stand out. It will take you to a new page. From there, you'll see a little icon of a tree with an up arrow. Click on that, then browse to select your pics on your desktop. A new box will pop up, just hit ok or whatever.

From there, your post reply box will just have some links with the names of your photos (as they appear on the site). Just add whatever commentary you want, and then post.

I find it helpful, if I have a big post, to copy everything in the post box to my clipboard, just in case something happens, I don't have to write it/do it all over. I guess that's long winded, but once you do it once it will be really easy.

SNobsessed wrote: Great job! Did you re-foam it? The grill is a 1st. Does it pull off the standpipe for travelling?

Thanks, I did not foam. I did some perpendicular floor supports that for some reason I didn't take any pics of.

The grill comes off, only the base is left mounted. I can't take credit for that idea though I copied someone else's I saw.

MechGaT wrote: Wow! That was fast. Glad you were able to get out on the water this summer.

It was back breaking, but my wife and I, are glad it's finished.

Test fitting seadek sheet material. I bought it on Black Friday last year, I'm blaming this project on them, because I pulled the carpet and realized what I had



Modded the original observers seat


Created easier access to the bow storage. Which I opened up for more storage. Cooler fits sitting flat under bow.



Finishing the interior






Nautique current font reg numbers



Back on the trailer

Wow! That was fast. Glad you were able to get out on the water this summer.

Picture bombardments to follow.







Pics of the tear down

Test fitting: made a template that was way off but it was something to copy that wasn't falling apart. Test fitting stringers. PB'ed the new mains in

Not to hijack this thread but this seems to be the most current stringer thread and didn't want to start another one.   I've started (admittedly very late) a complete floor/stringer redo of my '82 2001. I'm also going the LVL route for mains and C grade pine for secondaries. We cannot get Douglas Fir here (I'm in the same area as Big Pappa).

One question that may affect Trevor. US Composites says they are out of the Epoxy mat and can't get any more of it at this time. They recommend going with 1.5 oz chop strand mat in it's place. Do any of you fiberglassing experts have an opinion on this? I'm a complete rookie at this just stumbling my way through with the help of this forum.

My plan was to use SkiBums layup method with the tapes, 10 oz mat and epoxy mat. Would the 1708 take the place of the epoxy mat or is that too stiff for the bends on the stringer (even with eased edges)? Seems like I read someone did use 1708 on the stringers but it required some skill and patience. I have the latter but not the former (yet).

Again, did not mean to hijack this thread but thought it might be helpful to OP (and others).

Thanks,
Allen

8122pbrainard wrote: Morfoot wrote: Gary S wrote: Where did Greg get the wood for the pumpkin? I went digging into his thread a couple days ago to see if could find his source but couldn't find it. I didn't read every page though. Maybe someone whose retired can do such. We seem to have a few of those retirees around here with nothing better to do! . Well, not retired yet, I'm always up early, no work today and the wife is still sleeping so I don't want to work on the house, but here is the place. Sweetwater lumber Trevor, The 6/4 doesn't need to be surfaced. Just take the belt sander to it and knock off the high spots and fuzzes. .If you really want it surfaced, you would need to go with 8/4 and run it through the planer. Do route the tops with a radius to make the glass lay down easier. If you go the LVL route, keep in mind the thickness is 1 &3/4" so the width between the stringers needs adjusting. Just put the extra thickness to the outside.

Ive talked to Sweetwater, they said that small quantities like I need are few and far between, he was supposed to be calling me back

Talked to Hardwoods Inc. They have the 6/4 x6 at $6.40/foot. It's too small at 6

Peachstate lumber has none.

I will check with HD on the LVL and I did find the distributor for the LVL.

At the risk of receiving a digital flogging, what is so bad about the yellow pine? On the charts, it appears to very similar to the fir on the numbers. After treating it with cpes, is actually 20 times worse as the price suggests?

Thanks for the input.

Cool beans...Thanks Pete... guess if I ever need to do a stringer job myself I'll have to remember this place....

Trevor....there ya go!