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Originally Posted by Enyar
How did the water get in those stringers? I've always thought that a sealed, foamed and tarred gas tank was the way to go but if water is going to make it's way in there no matter what that changes things.
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If I had to guess it was due to the front of the stringer being open as pictured here:
The bow sat pretty low on the trailer previously (it still sits lower than I'd like) and held water up front. When I first bought it, it was sitting on a slight incline on a driveway, enough to make the bow even lower. I had to use a jack and several blocks to get the trailer jacked high enough to get all the water out before I trailered it home. It drained for at least 10 minutes, full 3/4" stream out of the plug hole. I'm sure the keel up front had enough water in it to be up to those stringers, and I'm sure when I tilted the boat up some water flowed down the stringers vs down the bilge and became trapped.
Who knows how many times this happened over the course of the lifetime of the boat.
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Originally Posted by DonV
Great plan Noah!! Looking good!! However I was wondering how much you are paying the underage help??  |
Nada! I'm considering it an internship in finer boat restoration. The way I see it they should be paying me, fiberglass itch is no charge.