[Trayder]

Sorry for the delay in responding-

My hull, a 1968, has different stringers than any 20CC built after 1969. There is a reason for this [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] . The stringers in the early hulls of the 20's, only 10 or so were made with a different design as those built after 1969. I do not know specifics but if your look at the pictures on the main site with my project you can clearly see they failed.

As for box stringers no rhyme or reason just seems to be functional and strong. To be honest with you all the new structural design of my 20 is a mimic of my 25 Contender. I am literally making a 20 ft verion of my Contender.

I have raised the deck, probably 3.5 inches and will be going with a level deck.

I cut, using a skill saw, the inner liner out 4 inches below the top deck cap all the way around and threw out the remaining inner linner and deck in the dump.

The new deck will be tabbed into the inner sides of the hull and there are now many more structural supports under this new deck and running up the inner sides of the hull.

Essentially I turned a two piece boat, hull and inner liner into a 3 piece boat, hull, deck and upper deck cap. I am still in the midsts of plumbing and wiring while there is no deck and have may feats ahead.

Feel free to ask any ?'s I will do my best to answer.

Jason