Replace or Repair

Brimeg...first of all "gotten" is not a word!Sorry man , my mother was an english teacher...of cousre Eye kan,t spel 4 sh-t!!!
If you are sure there is no rot you could dry them out...you can speed the process up some by using a dehumidifier and following up with heat lamps...then let it dry a bit on it's own...when completley dry...reglass.If there is rot...replace!
If you do replace the stingers,you can line your engine up and drill your motor mounts & make your adjustments...at that time post it and we will help(it can be a bit tricky)!
If you are sure the stringers are solid ...I would reglass....my 2 cents worth. Good luck and keep things posted!!!!

Thanks for the vocab lesson. . .

Stupid question. . . rot is where wood is missing correct?

My mind keeps thinking replace so I am not sitting dead for six months waiting for wood to dry. Any thoughts on this logic . . or is six months of time well worth the saved head aches in engine alighment, etc.

Thanks for the help,

Brian

I replaced all stringers this summer and will probably reinstall the engine in a week or two. It was a big job, but the hardest part was finding the time. Right now I need to shim the secondary (outside) stringer on one side to get the floor even. I'll let you know how the install goes.

BTW stang72 - If you're going to correct grammar and spelling, fix you signature line.

You could leave the old stringers as-is (mine were soft end to end) and add an aluminum frame that ties the 4 engine mounts together and gives the mounts more surface area to ride on. We did this a few years back with 3" by 4" aluminum angle set to the inside of the stringers and it looked great.

Another solution on a boat with only one "soft" mount was to remove the rot in the area of the mounts and pour in epoxy that bonds to the glass. Drill and tap your home.

I am repairing my stringers as well Probably going to use the seacast epoxy from http://www.transomrepair.com

-Colin

Hey everyone. . .

If you follow posts at all I ended up picking up a 1978 Ski from photoshop as well.

Well both boats (1978 Ski and 1967 Mustang) ended up needing to be totally gutted. I have ripped everything out and put new stringers in. My wife is ready to kill be as between doing this before work and after work I have not been home much.

The new stringers are in and for being the first time I am rather impressed. I marked the motor mounts in several ways on the side walls and stringers as I replaced one at a time so I have a good idea of how to put them back in.

Couple of questions . .

1. What is the proper way to continue with the job ((a)floor, carpet, engine, upholstery (b) engine, floor, carpet, upholstery, (c) engine, floor, carpet, upholstery? Or something else I am not thinking?

2. Anything special when mounting the engines back in the boat. I am comfortable with aligning the engine (or so I think) but want to make sure I am in the right spot. Both boats will have adjustable mounts so this should help.

Thanks for the help. . .not sure what else I am missing to ask. O - I need to find out how to post pics so everyone (if you are interested) can see how these have gone.

Thank you again for the all of the help and for being such a great resource,

Brian