Thread: What wood for transom and stringers ?

Make sure to check the flotation foam. I just did a boat make over and my foam was totally water logged. I removed all of it and bought two part expandable flotation foam on ebay to replace it. Cost me about 200.00 but in my opinion, worth it.

Originally Posted by skunked again

You convinced me to use marine grade plywood.
Stringer question - they are approximately 11' long x 6" - 8" tall. It varies from bow to stern. When I place them, what kind of cut would you recommend on the ends? Would just butting them together, then glassing over them, be enough? Given plywood is normally 4' x 8'.

Use a long angle cut at the ends to add to the length of the stringers, and stagger the layup so that no 2 joints are at the same location. I would make up a template of what size and shape you need first with just regular
grade plywood, then use that as a pattern for the final version. Same for installing the deck, no need for screwing up the expensive plywood, so make a template first for use as a pattern.

Spartannation - it's water logged as well. If I figured correctly, I need 38.5 cubic feet of foam. I priced it from aeromarine products at $550 - $600, with shipping, minus tax. Gonna do some more pricing and research on it. I read somewhere about using foam sheets, would need to verify which ones are closed cell. Problem is, no structural support. I'm not sure if that was the other reason for the foam.

Yobuck - will do, for both suggestions! A local appliance dealer usually has boxes. Would be the cheapest route.