hidden problems, HELP!

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If it were my boat I thing I would postpone the stringer decision for now, I think I would drill some holes in them to see what comes out First lets say every 2 ‘ or so close the bottom of the stringers in all the concerning arrears leave open, dry and move on. Then I would do the transom as my first real project. I would raise the transom to 30” and buy your motor accordingly, by the way 225 or 250 is a great choice on the transom for your boat. Then after the transom done go back to the stringers and make your decision. From your pictures it looks to me that they could be repaired not replaced if they are dry in there. You could grind out the cracks and add 2 or more layers of glass and tie them back to the deck. Then after that make your deck for the gas tank and install it after that check out the boat deck if ok put the tank in and in just a little time after that your project will starts looking like a boat again. When my boat was in the ugly duckling stage I had a guy chasing me down for over a mile by car trying to ask me if I was taking the heap of cr*p to the dump and if I was could he have it.
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