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I DRILLED OUT 2 HOLES ON THE LONG STRINGER PART AND THEN I DRILLED OUT ANOTHER AT THE RIGHT ANGLE THERE WAS ONE ALREADY AT THE BACK OF THE STRINGER AND WHEN I DID THE TRANSOM THE WHOLE END OF THE STRINGER WAS EXPOSED. ONE OF THE THINGS I FOUND WHEN I REMOVED THE TANK WAS THAT THE BOTTOM PART OF THE DECK IN SOME AREAS WERE BROKEN OFF THE STRINGER TOP. CHECK THAT AREA OUT I INJECTED EPOXY MIX WITH WEST #406 TO BUILD BACK UP AND STICK TOGETHER AGAIN. THE T-TOP THAT WAS ON THE BOAT MUST HAVE SWAYED AND CAUSED PROBLEMS.
I USED A ¾ LAMINATED PLYWOOD DECK THAT MY NEW 120 GAS TANK REST UPON. I SHOULD HAVE ONLY GONE WITH A ½ SHEET LAMINATED INSTEAD OF THE ¾” SHEET. THAT WAS A LITTLE OVERKILL THAT CAUSED ME TO HAVE A CLOSE FIT FOR THE NEW TANK AND THE REMOVABLE DECK ON TOP. IF YOU HAVE A NEW TANK BUILT MAKE SURE THAT THE GAS FILL LINE IS LOW TO THE TANK YOU WILL NEED THE ROOM.
ON MY BOAT THEY HAD BATTERIES IN THE BILGE AREA WHERE THE STRINGERS TAKE THE 90 DEGREE TURN. THOSE BATTERIES SIT ON A GLASS LAMINATED PLYWOOD DECK THAT WERE ALL ROTTEN OUT I CUT OUT MINE WHEN I DID THE TRANSOM I BET YOURS ARE SHOT YOU BETTER CHECK THAT OUT WHILE YOU ARE IN THERE.
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