Trojan Boat Forum

I would be careful with just replacing what you remove for access. You need to maintain structural integrity. I'm assuming the stringer is glass over wood. If you have the room to cut out a minimum of an 8 to 1 scarf joint, you can reinstall the same piece. Use a good quality epoxy (West System) an...

So Paul, if we replace the small piece we cut out you think we'll be ok? Like I said the bottom portion of the stringer is already gone.

Yes, there is a wood backing plate and it is rotted making the strut loose. Problem is that the one set of bolts is not accessible due to the stringer being in the way. Ironically part of that stringer that is in the way was partially cut away by the manufacture since it goes right over the top of t...

Hi, curious if anyone else has had this problem. Our port side strut is loose. We can get to the set of bolts closest to the starboard side no problem, however, the set closest to the port side is not accessible due to the stringer being in the way. We don't want to have to remove the fuel tank sinc...