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Originally Posted by Lordwrench
if I understand above the liner is cut and glass is added but not cored?I would look at many pics of different 3 piece boat to see alternatives to strengthen above the deck, the corners of my casting platform which is unmodified are both cracked excessively due to the added loads on that hard point due ot removed liner support. look at the pic of shines 23' I posted, the supports from floor to cap in place of removed liner are key for the above deck rigidity and keeping the loads spread. My boat should have at least three on each side, I also really like the pre-formed "speed bump" shaped ribs he used, I would like to see a boat planned that could only use those slick ribs...One reason being the supports from floor to cap are toe destroyers!!
Where you at in the 'Burg,btw?
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In my first reply i mentioned the stringer support but forgot to mention what lordwrench was saying. You need to address that too. If hull sides are not cored I would add some vertical sports down the sides or either stiffeners of some sort. I have a master angler hull which is 3 piece from the factory and the hull is twice as thick as the SF hulls. I don't remember vertical stiffeners except the teak rod holders in the sides but there is a horizontal stiffener along the deck. The cap is much stronger than the sf models the way it is boxed in and higher as well. I would do some stiffeners of some type additional to the extra layers they added if you do not core it just to beef up the sides of the hull. My race boat hull is done like this and dose not have any supports and it has stress cracks in the paint right above the deck on the side of the hull all the way down both sides and you can see the sides flex while you run the boat. I will be adding supports to it too.