Stringer repair Quick Fix?????

[Greaser]

A buddy of mine just bought a 72 Southwind over the weekend, and the stringer under the drivers seat is a little rotten. The guy we bought it from said their is something you could inject into it to fill up the space under the fiberglass. Does anyone know what the hell this guy is talking about? :confused:

[BrendellaJet]

I dont think i would want a quick fix on my stringer, especially in that area.

[sanger rat]

Git Rot is what you are thinking of.

[TRG]

Grind it, fill it, glass it! (only if it is not a large area!)

[moneysucker]

Inject it and it may eject your friend. Glass work is glass work. It is probably easier to do like todd said than try injecting anything. Besides it is under the seat so it doesn't have to be perfect.

[FoMoCo]

Um, I would not do a quick fix in that area. on my Kachina I did a quick fix on the stringer in that same extact area about 3 years ago. The boat started to flex really bad last summer and ended up cracking the bottom of the boat on the opposite side of the stringer. Know instead of just replacing the stringer, I am repairing a crack and having to flip the boat and staighten the bottom :notam: Its not that bad of a job to kust replace the stringer.

[moneysucker]

You could use full length rail kit too and that would keep you from having to replace the whole thing. I would opt for the aluminum Vs fiberglass any day. Do a decent repair job and add the rails. I reccomend full length rail kits anyways.

[berk]

if there is evidence of rot then it is too late. the stringer will continue to degenerate, much like many of us on this forum. its called rot spore and moisture is its maker. only replacement can undue its evil.

[Greaser]

Thanks for the advice guys. We are already replacing the floor, infact, we were gonna put the new floor in in a couple hours. Would it be possible to cut out the bad spot, and glass in a new piece of wood with stinger braces, or would that be a complete waste of time?

[BrendellaJet]

Do it right the first time so you dont have to do it again. If you are nearly there now, why half ass it?

[Jake W2]

What kind of southwind is it .As far as I have seen only the SWTD had full length stringers in them and a few T decks.
Jake

[Greaser]

What kind of southwind is it .As far as I have seen only the SWTD had full length stringers in them and a few T decks.
Jake
I'm not sure. I have a 75 southwind, and it doesnt have full length stringers. His boat looks identical to mine, except for the stringers

[Nucking futs]

Some of the 18 had Full length stringers.They were for the circle races.If this boat has full lenght stringers look close at the bottom as they put a nice hook in one side of the boat and a rather large rocker in the other side to make them turn hard.
Tim

[Greaser]

The guy we bought the boat from said that he redid the bottom about 6 years ago. He started telling us what all he changed on it, but when we got it home, I compared it to mine, and it looks identical.
Thanks for the info NF, I will check it out.

[BrendellaJet]

you'll need to get a 5 or 6 foot straight edge out to be sure...

[Greaser]

Will Do :cool:

[Nucking futs]

still waiting for you to call me back, Sorry i could'nt talk at that time i was super busy.......Tim

[Greaser]

still waiting for you to call me back, Sorry i could'nt talk at that time i was super busy.......Tim
:confused:

[Nucking futs]

Wrong person, looking for wideopen sorry!!!!!!
He was asking me how to fix his stringer,i need to pay attention alittle better.
Tim