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hi guys
i was out at the bar tonite have a few beverages, when i got into this discussion with a guy there about seacrafts. i kinda know him and hes the type of guy who knows everything about everything. well he told me that my 73 20 sf has wood stringers in it. when i have seen them and they are foam so he says they have been replaced. im about 99% sure that it came with foam originally? i didnt really wanna get into it with him about it. i figured i would come to the real experts so next time i see him ill be able to set the record straight. thanks a bunch guys!! -evan |
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May all your deadrise be variable. My 1973 SeaCraft 20SF Parker 2530 DVEC Boston Whaler 15 1984 |
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evan,
mine also has foam
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Evan - the guy is -half- right... I have a 73 Seafari, same hull as a cc... there is a glass wrapped wooden stringer at the keel, BUT, the 2 main stringers are large glass boxes filled with foam - and I will guarantee these have never been replaced, as I'm the second owner of the boat since new, and talked with the original owner when I bought her.
Now, pre '70, I believe the 20's had a glass wrapped wood stringer matrix, but, this was changed, from all I've read / heard / seen, in '70, to the foam filled glass box stringers you see in the picture above - but even thru the '70's they still had a wood keel stringer, wrapped in glass. So, half right, but not - the main stringers are foam filled glass, as originally built. hope that helps Bill |
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i didnt even think about that keel stringer. i swear i remembered reading in the 73 brochure on the site that it has 2 faom filled stringers in it. thanks guys! next time i talk to this guy im sure he'll have some more "seacraft facts" for me.
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Dido here with a 72 SeaFari (2 big box fiberglass stringers . . . center keel is wood) and the earlier 4 stringer setup were empty fiberglass shells with a wood center keel stringer.
I don't consider the center keel a stringer. |
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You are correct, they all had 2 main glass box stringers, no wood at all, they then had a wood keel stringer that really wasn't a factor in rigidity as the box stringers carried all the weight.
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I remember a thread where someone asked Potter about the keel stringer and that it was added because many boats were trailered....and back then I think most boats sat on keel rollers......
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