Stringers
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Topic: Stringers
Posted By: beebe
Subject: Stringers
Date Posted: June-29-2017 at 11:01pm
I bought a boat. It's a 1986 ski nautique. The main stringers seem OK. The secondaries, not so much. Here is a video.
https://youtu.be/fuS-9ZONul0
This boat has been in storage for 5 years. I'm pretty sure the stringers are dried out. I've got some more engine work to do. But would like to take it out on the lake soon. But I really don't want to get those stringers wet.
The floor seems solid. I was thinking about mixing some epoxy resin. I have some West System 105 resin and 206 hardener from a previous project. Maybe applying it with a paint brush into and over all the cracks to prevent the water reaching the wood. I know this isn't a proper fix like a full stringer job would be. But it might buy me some time? How much I do not know. Maybe 1 year or 5 years or 10 years or 20 years I do not know? Seems the boat has lasted 31 years already. Might be easy to extend it a few more years?
Any advice? Is this a bad idea or is there a better approach?
Thanks,
Roger
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Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: June-29-2017 at 11:59pm
I think you would be wasting time & material. The epoxy will just crack again.
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Posted By: beebe
Date Posted: June-30-2017 at 12:42am
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So how long do you think this boat will be useable as-is?
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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: June-30-2017 at 6:40am
Roger,
I agree with Chris that you are just wasting time and money. Run it as is and plan on a stringer job in the future. I'd say you should get at least 5 years out of the boar. The mains seem fine but keep an eye on the alignment. How is the alignment?
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Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: June-30-2017 at 10:14am
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It is VERY common for boats of that era to have cracking on the secondary stringers, particularly at the top where they meet the floor. I suspect the glass was a little thin here and the factory did not take great care to keep that 90 degree joint from failing long term. This is often one of the precursors to a rotten structure, but it is not the other way around. If the wood behind those cracks is solid, absolutely seal them back up- it will prolong the life of that structure significantly. If it's rotten back there beyond belief, then follow petes advice. If you want to seal them, I have used epoxy thickened with aerosil-cabosil with good results.
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Posted By: beebe
Date Posted: June-30-2017 at 12:22pm
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Thanks, I'll give it a whirl. Can't really do any harm.
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