stringer pieces in place.

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I was planning on glassing my new stringer sections in place, but it rained today for the first time in almost 6 months. So all I could do was take some pics of the dirty wet boat [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

After these pieces are glassed into place, they'll be filled with foam (strick method), and then the plan is to glass 3" wide strips of 3/4" marine ply to the tops. In some pics you can see the previous owner had used cypress 2x4's (cut down to 2x3) to raise the floor an 1.5". I'm thinking that I'll probably raise them 2.25" (3 strips of 3/4" marine ply glued together).

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Here's a little update:

Got'em glassed in . . . . kinda messy, but these epoxy/1708 forms are rock solid.

[pogden]

Tim,
Looks like it is coming along nicely [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Are you going to use/make a floatation bracket...ala Strick method?
Or I guess with the floor raised you won't have to worry about wet feet and you could go with a notched transom.

The reason I'm asking is I'm kinda going through this thought process right now. I was all set to raise my transom, enclose the entire stearn and add a new cap (intergrating some sort of live well vs. storage area).
And then go with a flotation bracket. Now I'm thinking raise the deck and only raise the transom to 25". I don't know, I end up with about the same thing in the end I guess. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] I'm not sure which is best/less work/more fishing time!!!

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I would have done the bracket . . . but there was lots of talk about the 20ft seacraft being stern heavy. I was affraid that the boat would squat badly in following seas. This is only a problem in tight chop, but in San Francisco bay is nothing but tight chop. Also I think the ammount of glass work involved with making a bracket is more. I wish I were closer to FL to see how RAHIM.N's 20 rides.

[pogden]

Tim,
Are you going to slide your gas tank up towards the bow to help redistribute the weight?

I was thinking of doing that and actually sliding my console forward a few inches as well.

What do you think?

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pogden . . . I actually don't know the exact location of the original fuel tank. This boat's previous owner had renovated it once before and there were 2 unoriginal rotten tanks buried under the floor. My plan is to distrubute the weight, so that the boat is still a bit stern heavy. I want the bow to be light, so I can fill a forward fish box

[strick]

Tim

one more step complete! Just 1000 more to go! The stringers came out looking great. Keep up the good job buddy.

Strick

[strick]

That looks like it's going to work perfect Tim. Good job. Check your mail.


Strick

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PO - that's right . . . except don't forgot to factor in the original floor thickness which I beleive is approx 3/4". So new floor and old floor should be a wash.

Strick I got the pics - Awesome!!!! I'll give you a call later this afternoon.

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A little more progress on the stringers. She still needs a bath and a good grinding to clean her up . . . but stringers are now level from front to back and side to side.