Gut Job

watrski wrote: Take your motor out instead of spending hours working around it.

I'd love to. Unfortunately I can't get the engine hoist that I was hoping to line up. I've been thinking about fabbing one out of lumber. No   seriously I probably will have to fab one.   

Build your cradle then go rent one.   Got a buddy with a Bobcat? Once i had everything unbolted, i only ended up using for 20 minutes max.

Just a thought Stevenson lumber in Adrian Mi. has 3 bunks off doug fir.2#. 2X10X24 2X10X20 and 2x10x18 ph#517-265-5151

That is per foot is it not? If it is $27 for a whole board then let me know I will bring a trailer!!!
Keep in mind you want Clear fir as it has not any Knots!

IT has some knots,it is #2 bord, the stringers in my 80 SN that i removed had sum knot it lasted 30 years. And that is $27.00 a board

It sounds like you might have missed this thread:

Redneck Engine Hoist

Finally removed the engine this Sunday. I finished my "project Goliath". That's what I ended up calling my engine hoist. I'm slowly chipping away at it. Here's some of the latest pics.

Has anyone documented the dimensions of an 87' stringers in the past year?

Chris is right. If your engine was in the correct place (align-able) then just get the stringer height under the cradle correct and you'll be fine. The rear removable panel needs to be long enough to reach from the engine to the gas tank. That rear support under the panel is optional- personally, I would leave it out. If you put it in, just locate it such that it doesnt interfere with adjusting your packing gland. The gas tank supports need to be under the gas tank... the tank can only be located in one spot- which is where the filler neck lines up with the hole in the deck.

Really, so long as you know where the engine needs to end up, you can pretty much make up the rest as you go along. No old patterns necessary.

Justin I must apologize. I went back and checked my email and found your drawings. THANK YOU. Some how I over looked them or when I transferred them to my files they did not copy. But I have what I need now.   

My current set up doesn't have the cross member for the removable hatch. If you are going to sack out your boat I would definitely recommend making sure this piece is in your rebuild. Mine panel was easily sagged 1" in the middle. I was always scared that one day enough weight would be on it to drop it in on the drive shaft.

Thanks again everyone for your help. I'm so excited that my build can get back on track.

different hull for sure, but nwz didn´t have a cross member below the removable panel, it sat holded by an aluminum L frame bolted to the stringers. my old one was rotted and some delaminantion in the corners but it was quite solid when you steped on it..
it had no glass at all, just the carpet on top, and bare on the bilge side...
new panel received glass on both sides...

mine was pretty much right where the lip of the batter box was. My battery box lip sat on the piece of plywood. Did you save any of the old floor for a template? Im not sure how crucial this is. As long as its close and everything fits.

Unfortunately my boat was already remodeled once so I have nothing that is origianal to make fit. Here's a picture that I'm trying to rebuild off of. I have a couple of issues with it though that I could use some help with. The bottom stringer in the picture is the primary, if I start with a 6" piece of wood at the stern and work my way forward with the dimensions shown, then by the time I get up to the 7" space for the rear motor mount I would be down to only 2" of "meat" on the stringer. Or...is the 2" jog at the rear built up with 2" on top of the 6", or is the 2" rise really a 1" rise. Something just doesn't seem right. Also the primary is drawn short of what it is. I think it should go 32" or so farther forward but that's not what the drawing i've been given shows. Question: If the front of the stringer does get one more rise for roughly 32" how high is it? 1/2"??

A 2x6 isn't wide enough.
The 2"x15" at the stern is for the tank supports to sit on.

I can get you all the measurements and pics you need of an 84 tomorrow. I have ripped out everything and tomorrow am taking out the stringers. I plan to measure and document everything before it is all out.