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F32 Stringers Replacement

Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 8:10 pm
by Martino
Built an A Frame to pull the motors. Then some bulkhead and stringer repairs and a fresh coat of Bilge paint. More pics to come.

Re: F32 360 Motors coming out and Bilge Rejuvenation

Posted: Mon May 25, 2020 12:17 am
by oil&water
Did you run into any issues lifting them out with the A-frame? Any notes on position or additional support underneath?

Re: F32 360 Motors coming out and Bilge Rejuvenation

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:50 am
by P-Dogg
One word: Ugh!

Re: F32 360 Motors coming out and Bilge Rejuvenation

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 6:11 am
by prowlersfish
Mack wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:01 pm Well I'm replacing all the stringers! Talk about soft wet mush !

Lot of work . are you and Martino the same ?

Re: F32 360 Motors coming out and Bilge Rejuvenation

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:39 am
by buffalobill
Wow, that looks bad. Could you post pics during replacement? Would you consider steel fabrication along with the new wood? What bilge paint do you use? Thanks.

Re: F32 360 Motors coming out and Bilge Rejuvenation

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 9:55 am
by Martino
Well during the summer I made new stringers.
Created templates out of foam insulation board and then transferred them to 3/4 inch Marine ply.
I bonded 4 layers of ply to create 3 inch wide stringers. Bonded the stringers in the hull and then will encapsulate them in fiberglass.

Re: F32 360 Motors coming out and Bilge Rejuvenation

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 9:57 am
by Martino
More pics of the bonded stringers

Re: F32 360 Motors coming out and Bilge Rejuvenation

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 9:58 am
by Martino
buffalobill wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:39 am Wow, that looks bad. Could you post pics during replacement? Would you consider steel fabrication along with the new wood? What bilge paint do you use? Thanks.
I wouldn't use steel as a replacement. I think it would be to heavy.

Re: F32 Stringers and Motors Replacement

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:04 pm
by dab62
You sir, are a better man than I. :) That is an impressive amount of work! Best of luck!

Re: F32 Stringers and Motors Replacement

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:34 pm
by Martino
dab62 wrote: Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:04 pm You sir, are a better man than I. :) That is an impressive amount of work! Best of luck!
Thanks for the compliment ! I have a ways to go yet but I will be so glad when the stringer a nd bulkhead replacement will be done !!

Re: F32 Stringers and Motors Replacement

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 5:43 pm
by prowlersfish
That is some nice work !

Re: F32 Stringers and Motors Replacement

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 6:34 am
by Martino
prowlersfish wrote: Mon Oct 19, 2020 5:43 pm That is some nice work !
Thank You ! I'll admit it isn't easy !! Very Labor Intense !

Re: F32 Stringers and Motors Replacement

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 6:37 am
by Martino
Bonded another stringer down last night ! One more piece to go tonight then the encapsulation starts.

Re: F32 Stringers Replacement

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:50 pm
by WayWeGo
Very nice -- thanks for documenting here so others can see how to do it!

Re: F32 Stringers Replacement

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:52 pm
by Martino
WayWeGo wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:50 pm Very nice -- thanks for documenting here so others can see how to do it!
Thank You ! I will post more in progress pics as I go along.