Stringer Help?!?

[gregorymacc]

I have a 93 Ocean Master that I am redoing the transom. The stringers are no wood hollow box stringers. WHat is the best way to cut and reattach the stringers to the transom. ANy help would be appreciated.

[Wildman]

Use a sawszall to cut the stringers back 4-8in or so, leave enough room to work. Replace your transom core, then you have 2 choices. You can either take the glass piecs you cut out and glass them back in. (my boats pieces were long gone so I didnt have this option) SO I took foam board and made a form that matched the existing stringer size and shape. Then I laid glass all over everything, 3in forward over the original stringer boxes, and tabbed into the transom. After everything kicked off, I drilled limber holes so any water that may get in outside the stringers will drain to the bilge.

Before I shaped them round on top, I had just dropped in and cutting to fit.

[WildBill]

I cut my box stringers back about 8'' and set them aside to reuse later. After I replaced the transom and glassed 2 layers of 1708 over it, I then replaced the box sections and used 6'' biaxle tape to set them in place covering all joints and taping them to the new transom. I then covered them in a couple of layers of 1708. Then I installed another layer of 1708 over everything. (I am using marine epoxy) This is my first build and I am just repeating what I had seen others do before me. This is not the final picture but will give you an idea of how I did mine. You can see where I cut the box. I've seen others make a larger splice. (Check out Shines thread).
What size wave buster "Ocean Master" did you find. I had a friend who owned a 31 footer with a tower; man what a machine!

Good Luck Bill