Stringer repair help
 

need some direction on how to repair hollow stringers. I have a 93 oceanmaster just put in a new penske transom and am looking for ideas on how to reattach the hollow stringers. I did cut them out as best I could but they do not match up real well and I would have alot of glass work to get them in. I think it might be easier to make some new sections and attach them to the exsisting section using pink foam from Lowes as a sort of form. I am using epoxy so I can use the foam. I am a bit fuzzy on the hardspot thing with stringers do I need to set them in thickened resin then tab or do I evelvate them with a degradable spacer then tab them in any help is appreciated. Greg

Ocean Smasher is built like a brick shithouse. Do not worry about hard spots. Just tab em in. :D

hermco,

thanks for the response should i lay them in thckened resin or just set them on the hull and tab them in? Thanks for the help. I noticed you are located in jense beach my in laws have a place down there pine lakes village I love it down there. I am heading back there in july hitting dophin bar and conchy joes. greg

I did a hull extension on a 28 Smasher years ago, just tabbed in the new box stringers. Saw the boat after 5 years and not a stress crack in her. Brick shithouses. I use a box stringer on the Hermco brackets. Just tab em in.