Stringer and Floor Replacement Project

[Steveo]

After the curiosity of a soft spot on the floor of my 16' double eagle, turned out that the floor and stringers were all rotten. Here are some pictures of the progress to date. I just glasses in the new stringers today. A little sanding and another coat of resin tomorrow and I'll be ready to install the floor. Ill post a few more pics as it progresses.
Steveo

 

[Steveo]

A few more pics

 

[fshnfnatic]

Welcome to the club Steveo.I'm doing the same thing with the same boat as we speak.I'm replacing my stringers with
laminated plywood and epoxy resin this time around.It's such a dirty,itchy frickin' job I never want to do it again in my lifetime,so going overkill on everything.When I get the materials and construction process going I'll post a few pictures
myself.Looks good so far for you with the dusty itchy part out of the way.Good luck and hope you're back on the water soon!

 

[79 Jimmy]

Keep the photos coming guys!!! Very interested....

 

[Steveo]

Get yourself a disposable sanding suit. They are only about $6 at industrial plastics. Comes with built in booties and a hood. Best $6 I ever spent.

 

[Steveo]

Progress over the weekend. Got the floor cut and installed. Sikaflex and screwed in. Partially filled the cracks and holes until I ran out of resin and filler. It's coming along.

 

[fshnfnatic]

Good job Steveo.Going to be ordering a second batch of resin myself fairly quickly here.How much resin have you gone through so far,if you don't mind me asking?

 

[Steveo]

A gallon and change so far. That matting sure sucked it up fast.

 

[Steveo]

Got to some fibreglassing this weekend. 6oz e-glass. Glassing should be done tomorrow.

 

[stephennicholls531]

If you're wondering what to do after you complete the floor installation - this may give you an idea for an option of finishing it other than by using paint. I've also been completely rebuilding a DE - after I got the floor biscuit joined, glued and screwed down - and then replaced all that old Harvest Gold gel-coat with white gel-coat - I had the floor and the insides of the hull sprayed with coloured Rhino Liner. They can match any color with this stuff nowadays. Cheers!

 

[fshnfnatic]

Nice looking work there stephen.I like the idea of the round deck plate.I'll be putting in a couple of these in my
new floor as well so I can open them out to allow some air circulation under the floor when not in use.

 

[Steveo]

Looks great. I just gelcoated the floor and started putting her back together to get fishing. I'm not sold on the grey. This winter i am planning to gelcoat the whole inside.

 

[Steveo]

Still a few things to finish but it want to bloody the decks first. Make sure everything is where I want it.

 

[fshnfnatic]

Good job Steveo.Starting on my project as soon as my next batch of epoxy arrives from Florida next week.Cant wait to get going on it.I'll also post a few photos when I've gotten going on it.Good luck on your "Bloody Decks" mission!