Sleekcraft stringer project

Were engineering an actual "classic" partial stringer system for a customers Sleekcraft tunnel boat. These boats were built in our opinion using a less than adequate engine mounting system wherein the Engine utilized a common 3 point mount system employing a Mercruiser type base and pin mount at this sides of the block attached/bolted thru the actual hull material. Time has take its toll on the hull enlarging the through hull bolt holes and causing rot in the wood which was laminated into the floors on the sides of the tunnels. Once the new plywood panels and the new stringers are secure and glassed to the hull we will install a JBP rail kit for the BBC Blower motor destined to be installed here more to follow ..


The area of floor adjacent to the engine bay
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the undersides of the hull and trailer were masked and protected
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Once stripped and ground the old engine mount holes were reamed and filled with stranded glass putty
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In preparation (after the rotted floor was removed) we built new rear panels from 3/4 inch plywood and then we attached/glued/doweled our new kiln dried Fir stringers to the plywood panels with a West Marine adhesive , the panels will be laminated back down to the existing fiberglass hull ... more to follow
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I like it great idea

tom did you finish this, was it a sst, was the intake lower the sponsons and how did it do speed wise

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Originally Posted by hihosilver

tom did you finish this, was it a sst, was the intake lower the sponsons and how did it do speed wise

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Still working on this project , working from my Ipad so more pics of the contruction later this weekend Tom

More progress from this week ...

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the guy didn't want full length stringers? was hoping you opened up the floor, is there drains in front of bilge?

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Originally Posted by hihosilver

the guy didn't want full length stringers? was hoping you opened up the floor, is there drains in front of bilge?

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We opted to do this this way as we deduced that there was significant lengthwise structure in the hull by shear design (tunnels)

how far down was intake in relation to outer sponsons as mine is sucked up and sponsons lower, are you doing ride plate and shoe would like to see pics if possible, thanks

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Originally Posted by hihosilver

how far down was intake in relation to outer sponsons as mine is sucked up and sponsons lower, are you doing ride plate and shoe would like to see pics if possible, thanks

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We will know better later today as we are resetting the intake and yes Josh has repaired it and will be adding a JBP shoe and rideplate additionally
heres another in the line of progress ...

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nice!!!!!!!!!!

Looks good.

any progress on the intake?

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Originally Posted by hihosilver

any progress on the intake?

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Always moving forward ;)
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is the intake lower than the sponsons and did you have to modify the the bottom, looks good

JBP rail kit pieces back from powder coating , this is a base slilver metallic with Candy blue overcoating ...

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