can a girl do a stringer job?

cjnovus wrote: vondy, i live in hot springs, too, downtown near the bath houses. it's a really pretty place and lake ouachita is where we usually go. i've been to greeson before, too. i think that's the one with the cliffs? it's been awhile.

Hate spammers!!!!!

TL- Welcome to the site and congrats on taking the plunge to restore a sweet boat! Have you pulled the old stringers out yet? I recommend doing one side at a time so you have a good reference for the height. Don't cpes your wood till after it has been shaped.

cjnovus wrote: vondy, i live in hot springs, too, downtown near the bath houses. it's a really pretty place and lake ouachita is where we usually go. i've been to greeson before, too. i think that's the one with the cliffs? it's been awhile.

Need to ask my brother about Greeson, I don't think he's ever been. Sounds nice.

I suppose if you could get the boat in the kitchen, then yes a girl can do a stringer job...

vondy wrote: cjnovus wrote: vondy, i live in hot springs, too, downtown near the bath houses. it's a really pretty place and lake ouachita is where we usually go. i've been to greeson before, too. i think that's the one with the cliffs? it's been awhile. Need to ask my brother about Greeson, I don't think he's ever been. Sounds nice.

You would enjoy it very well vondy. The rv park and camping areas are covered in huge pines, lots of shade, water is clear as can be, and not lots of traffic.

Out fo dallas you head on 30 going east towards texarkana, @ 59 head north towards dierks arakansas and take 71 east towards lake gresson. Come right out on the far nw side of the lake. thats where normally stay. Lots of fun. You will have to give it try sometime.

vondy wrote:    I understand spamming but I'm not quite sure I get it in this instance...?

David,
Look at the bottom of all "his" posts and you'll see the links to whatever he's selling. Also, you can go to "his" profile, search his posts and if you read them, you'll see "his" text is all copied/pasted from a previous members post in the same thread.

vondy wrote: OK, now I see. Wow, they have infested this site haven't they.

Yes, they sure have. I'm usually the first on the site (on this side of the world! ) in the morning. I'll usually find two or three each morning and report them to Keith. Most of the time he'll be around and delete them early. Most are coming over from China!!

Keeganino wrote: TL- Welcome to the site and congrats on taking the plunge to restore a sweet boat! Have you pulled the old stringers out yet? I recommend doing one side at a time so you have a good reference for the height. Don't cpes your wood till after it has been shaped.

yes, one at a time was how i planned to do it. i have a good start on the stands, but didn't get them finished, so maybe this weekend i'll be able to finish those and get her on them and level. if i can manage to get that done, then i'll be able to start the master plan for the stringers:

-pull one stringer
-grind and prep floor
-scribe wood to hull
-CPES stringer
-bed stringer in thickend epoxy
-fillet with thickend epoxy

i want to get them all bedded before i fiberglass so i can try to do that all at once. the plan for fiberglass is:

-down the length of the stringer 2/2/4/4/8/8 biax 12 over the top
(not forgeting to hit the corners with a router cutting out those pesky sharp corners)
-same with the ribs, but no biax.

does this sound acceptable? i've put in for a quote at us composites. my list looks pretty much like jeff's except for the brushes, mixing cups, and what not. i'm really hoping the weather cooperates with me this weekend or i'm going to have to build some kind of tent for it.

the kids are already picking out life jackets and tubes.

thanks, pete!

silly kids! i keep telling them, "yeah i like that one, too. we're gona have to wait to get that."

Tubing causes cancer.

Hollywood wrote: Tubing causes cancer.

heh! i've thought that my whole life...

no. i'm not re-foaming. it was like a big sponge. i'm going to put in some ribs and a plywood floor.

i almost finished the stands today. hopefully this weekend there will be a removal.

You'd be surprised what a really big tube can do!

I pull mine behind the boat while wearing an orange life jacket and camo baseball cap.

By the time I've idled to the back of the cove, everyone else has left the area.

DrCC wrote: I pull mine behind the boat while wearing an orange life jacket and camo baseball cap. By the time I've idled to the back of the cove, everyone else has left the area.

finally got her on stands and level. just pulled out the the starboard secondary, but had to quit working because it's about a bazillion degrees outside right now. i'm gona get back out there later today and grind on it. yay, progress!

DrCC wrote: You'd be surprised what a really big tube can do! I pull mine behind the boat while wearing an orange life jacket and camo baseball cap. By the time I've idled to the back of the cove, everyone else has left the area.

Oh yeah...pulled that one before myself. If you really wanna seal the deal have some friends with jet skis idle along with you. The paler they are the better.