Depends on what caused the break and how extensive other damage is. Very careful and full inspection can save you a bunch of time, $, and aggravation(personal experience from one who did it wrong the first time).
Mine broke a main stringer at the forward tank bulkhead, invisible till the tank was pulled and a bulkhead removed. The forward end of the stringer broke lose from the hull. Finding that started the response. Discovered later that most of the tabbing was loosened. I tried to fix the forward end without pulling the tanks and fully inspecting. Didn't work. Second time pulled everything and cut holes in the deck to inspect. Found some rot in bulkheads, the broken stringer and spent a lot of thinking/consulting time(thank you Blue Heron and others) figuring out why all this happened. Replaced bulkheads, etc and now I hope she is better than new.
Have someone who knows what to look for check the hull for stress cracks up and down that stringer, look at tabbing, access the other ends of the stringer and look for damage.
Sometimes its hard to see.
Good luck.
Last edited by cdavisdb; 04-22-2012 at 06:17 PM.
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