Deck Repair - not attached to stringers

[FLexpat]

Originally Posted by Basketcase

This makes me nervous a bit. Are you saying that the deck slopes on the stringers? When I raised my deck I simply built up the stringers evenly and applied the new deck directly to them. I sure hope I don't have a drainage problem.

I am saying my stringers are kinda twisted* compared to the bottom of the deck - I have an I/O and the smallest gap was right in front of the engine well and the biggest gap was pretty much under the helm seat. I seriously doubt you have a problem though. My 12' long deck was at about a 2 degree angle (fore-aft) when I started and even if I lowered it 1.5" up front that would only be a 0.6 degree change in slope. It would still drain just fine unless I did something else really stupid.

* by 'twisted' I am not saying they have broken loose or anything is wrong. When they built these hulls the stringers were put into the hull (probably while still in the mold) as long U shaped boxes - they were probably very flexible. Since Potter Putty was used to bond in the gap between the stringers and the underside of the deck, it did not have to be anything even close to precise and the gap distance did not matter very much. Just getting the stringers in the right place, plus or minus a bit, was good enough.