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08-18-2014, 08:42 PM
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Could be the weight of the big cooler full of ice is just too much for the step down area and the whole thing is coming unglued. Can't say without getting a look underneath.
My Seafari's were both built different from the Septres, so I'm not the best guy to answer this kind of thing. But if you are planning a lot of weight in the step down area, I'd see if I couldn't tie the floor and sides of the step down into the stringers. They can't be far away. Whatever, you almost certainly need to cut some holes in the step down area. 
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08-19-2014, 01:33 AM
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You want to take a look down there. Some of the Sceptres apparently had a problem of the stringers coming loose but that isn't necessarily what you are seeing. If yours was originally configured like mine (with the 80 gal fuel tank and no bait well) it probably only has a single plywood semi-bulkhead or support under it - located forward. Thats a lot of weight getting pounded without support. I have a drop in fiberglass insert that hangs on the lips of the fishbox - it seemed to alleviate that problem but isn't well insulated and I have to lift it out to empty it. At least it kept fish guts out of the bilges. In my rebuild I will be adding urethane foam insulation and full length support on the keel with an overboard drain through a macerator pump.
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