YIKES 1979 20ft seacraft HELP PLEASE

[Will Work For Boats]

It's a 1972 seacraft

ok I know I did way more damage here than good. I listened to people in other forums and they had no idea what I was working with. Started with a soft deck which I found to be two decks and I've was over layed on the other. So I ended up getting the entire boat and now I am down to a bare hull. Major paint issues also.

I fired the stringers which are solid foam. Ruffly twelve inches wide and about 11 ft long by six inches deep. People in other forms told me because the foam was wet to remove the foam. So I cut the tops of these massive stringers which were solid foam and zero wood. Now I'm putting the foam back in but this pour foam is no joke and you can't keep it flat.

So I have 17 oz fiberglass to put back on these stringer tops but should I do that and cut a relief in them every four feet four when I pour the foam. I'm using a 2lb. Also how do I keep the caps perfectly straight and flat, is 17 oz cloth enough?

Next in the original deck in the rear it had hooked down to the bottom of the boat I was assuming was for a wet deck. Should I leave these our what should I do here?

As you can imagine I'm going to have a ton of questions. I'm more than grateful to any and all input

[Will Work For Boats]

Some pictures of the overall

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reasons why I gutted it

[Basketcase]

Looks like a good time! Your boat is a tad different than mine as I have the older 4 stringer design but you will find a ton of info if you look at past projects on here. I did a bass boat that had stringers like yours and here is how I did it.

I removed the top of the stringer just like you did and removed the foam. I then put the tops back over the empty stringer and glassed them back down. This maintains the shape pretty well. After that I used a hole saw to cut 2" holes every few feet to pour in the foam. When pouring, the foam expands upwards and towards the open part of the stringer (ideally) and the excess goes out the 2" hole. You can then just cut the holes flush and glass them over. Easy as pie. Just be careful about the amount of foam you pour at once. Its powerful stuff.

2 things to note. There is some debate about using 2 or 4 lb foam in there. I suggest to do your own research. Also, now is a good time to think about raising your floor. I did mine by adding height to the stringers. If I were to do it over, I would add the height to the bottom of the floor before placing it in the boat. Seems to me like it would be much easier to do it that way.

Good luck with the project. You are in the right place now. These guys will steer you right and are always willing to help. You can learn a ton just by spending a couple hundred hours searching old projects. Enjoy!

[Will Work For Boats]

Thanks for the input. Sadly I cut the tops off and discarded them. I'm kicking myself pretty hard for it now. So now I was thinking of taking my glass and cutting it just wide enough and laying it on a piece of cardboard and wax paper then just making the cap like that and then laying the cap on the stringers and reglass it to the stringers. I already used 2 lb foam in the one stringer so I will be using 2lb.

[Vezo, Part II]

Are you sure that is a 1979?

Vezo, Part II

[Will Work For Boats]

Originally Posted by Vezo, Part II

Are you sure that is a 1979?

Vezo, Part II

It's actually a 1972

[Basketcase]

Originally Posted by Will Work For Boats

Thanks for the input. Sadly I cut the tops off and discarded them. I'm kicking myself pretty hard for it now. So now I was thinking of taking my glass and cutting it just wide enough and laying it on a piece of cardboard and wax paper then just making the cap like that and then laying the cap on the stringers and reglass it to the stringers. I already used 2 lb foam in the one stringer so I will be using 2lb.

This will work but it'll be tricky to get the corners to wrap without some sort of radius to them. Might want to think about that. Wouldn't be a bad plan to pour your foam 2" higher and shape a radius into it. THen just wrap glass over the whole thing and down the sides of the stringers (after grinding them clean for adhesion). This will raise your floor and be easier to wrap with glass. Cleaner end result too. I remember seeing at least one boat done this way on here.

I think that if it was a 72 it would have the 4 stringers like mine. I've read on here that the larger stringers you have began in 73. Is there a hull ID stamped into the transom?

[Will Work For Boats]

Originally Posted by Basketcase

This will work but it'll be tricky to get the corners to wrap without some sort of radius to them. Might want to think about that. Wouldn't be a bad plan to pour your foam 2" higher and shape a radius into it. THen just wrap glass over the whole thing and down the sides of the stringers (after grinding them clean for adhesion). This will raise your floor and be easier to wrap with glass. Cleaner end result too. I remember seeing at least one boat done this way on here.

I think that if it was a 72 it would have the 4 stringers like mine. I've read on here that the larger stringers you have began in 73. Is there a hull ID stamped into the transom?

No hull id just the title says its a 1972 and the make is unknown

[Will Work For Boats]

Any help with these questions please. I'm gonna raise the floor but what where the holes in the deck for. Were the suppose to be plugged?