new stringers and bulkheads

[slomo]

anyone got any ideas

cheers shaun

[larby]

Yep, i need some!

Seriously though, what do you want to know? I got 30+ opinions when I asked and have now spent 2 months coming to a conclusion based on all those opinions!

James

[slomo]

[QUOTE=larby;177398]Yep, i need some!

Seriously though, what do you want to know? I got 30+ opinions when I asked and have now spent 2 months coming to a conclusion based on all those opinions!

James[/QUOTE

i am at the same stage as yourself i have the hull striped and got it sand blasted
im ready for new stringers and bulk heads
i was thinking of using that foam stuff
what you think

[larby]

I think there's not a wrong or a right way of doing it, just different ways. I'll go over the pros and cons as I see them...

Quarter sawn wood - Great in theory, all in one piece. Hard to get and freakin expensive. Warps, (so would lose all it's strength) going by a boat I saw the other day.

Ply - Easy to get and cheap, easy to work with. Can be any length with staggered joins. Some say not to use it, half the grain runs the wrong way, but at worst it'll act as a former like foam.

Foam - Used by most these days, not cheap, engine bearers need to be wood really (if inboard), light weight, easy to shape, not that easy to get compared to ply. All of the strength is in the glass covering it though, so you're complexes (mat, woven, mat) have to be spot on.

Several people who's opinion I'd really trust have told me totally different ways and opinions.

James

James

[Hydrostream]

Originally Posted by slomo

anyone got any ideas

cheers shaun

What did you take out?

Unless you're changing the format of the boat, O/B instead of I/B or twins instead of single or remedying a significant structural issue. replace what you removed.