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Hi I'm currently restoring my whaler and gutted out the foam, the foam was all saturated with water and now that I have it all out was wondering if anybody put in a stringer system in and laid the deck down then re foamed. Any info is welcomed I have pictures but don't know how to post them. Reply with an email if intrested I. Seeing any pictures. Thanks
There are hundreds of threads on this topic since many owners have done restorations.
I think we need to define what a restoration is. Please show me one of these foam gutting projects that has ever resulted in a restored Whaler.
cabingas, if I found myself with the deck cut out & the foam removed I wouldn't use a stringer system. you would be introducing pressure points that shouldn't be there.
I would build in my backer wood and have it all foamed in before I laid the deck back on. One reason for this is because foam will distort your inner & outer skins, and you don't want to distort the hull.
Fair & seal this backer/foam creation and lay the deck skin down with waterproof mastic, and glass in the perimeter.