How would you fix this?

[travisrandall]

Thank you jerk for nothing. You feel better about yourself?

[mnwnvc]

Look you have major issues with the glass on the bottom of your boat. I am surprised it floats.
Pick up a grinder and fix ALL the issues on your bottom and you will no longer have leaks. There is no easy fix.

[Bigshrimpin]

Originally Posted by travisrandall

Can anyone describe or possible give me pictures of the area below the forward fish box on my 23cc? Yesterday while running in the river I open the hatch in front of console and through a inspection plate I can see water running to stern. How much of the center stringer can I get to if I remove the floor of the hatch of the fish box? Can I just cut out a few feet of the stringer and glass in a patch or does the stringer need to be replace bow to stern?

Travis - You've got a few issues going on with the hull now. The delamination area by the bunk board concerns me the most (looks like someone "repaired" the area already). Sadly I don't think there's a quick fix for either the center stringer or the bunk board area. Here's a picture of the stringer layout in a 23. If you search google images for "seacraft stringer" you can get lots more detail. Are you sure the water you are seeing isn't coming in from around the thru-hull fitting in the front fishbox?

Don't be affraid to fill the hull with water while it's on the trailer and search for leaks.

[travisrandall]

I cut a larger access area in fish box. Started grinding with fein tool into stringer. I ground out about 6". Ordered some new blades that will be here Monday. Going to take it slow and see what I can do. Still trying to figure out if I even need the center stringer

[travisrandall]

How would you cut this bulkhead to gain access to the stringer?

[travisrandall]

Cleaned up the stringer in fish box area.

[FLexpat]

Understanding how the damage occurred could really help you fix it properly and find all the damage instead of just what is obvious. Is there any chance this hull could have been dropped?

[travisrandall]

Hull had ground against trailer. It went for a while before I caught the problem. I tried to fix it a few times with "bubble gum" on outside. It turns out that west systems with the right filller is much stronger than resin and glass. I'm taking 3" of stringer out at a time and checking for cracks. I think I only need a few more inches maybe more to be in solid glass. Then I'm thinking I need to bring it to a pro to reglass it. I'll get dirty for now.

[travisrandall]

This is April before I put west on from bottom

[travisrandall]

Any advice about how to cut bulkhead out without causing to much damage?