In the procees of looking for my next boat, 1986-89 searay 23-25'cc i have looked at 5 and found all have rotten stringers located ** transom under the btty access panels. How major is this and is this common to searays? One was so bad only the paint was holding it together, i rapped it with my fist and it just broke away.
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Stringer rot
- Thread starter realrez
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i figured searay was a decent boat and might hold up better but i guess its sometimes not the builders fault the owner neglected one thing or another. It was surprizing to see so many boats with the same problems. Well my search continues for a rot free boat.
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Originally posted by giolic
what is the main cause of this problem ?
They get wet. What I found was poor lamination and when they cut notches or drilled holes for drainage at the back of the stringers they did not seal the exposed wood. I talk to Donzi people and many of them had the same problem even though they think their boats are superior.[:-boggled] Transoms rot because of all the hardware fasteners are not properly sealed, many below the waterline.