Would anyone have a good outline of the stem curves for a 17' OT HW. Both bow and stern have rotted away in the deck area on this boat I recently bought. Probably sat on the ground upside down.
It also is missing most of the outer gunwale and the inner is broken on one side with ends rotted away. The "bad side also no longer hold a proper outline. No surprise there. As it is "symetrical outline" I plan on bending new ones to the one side that is good then just reversing them to use on the other side. Does any one see a problem with that?
A previous owner had replaced some ribbing but some of it does not line up properly with the hull lines. I thought of running some temporary reinforcement on the outside of the hull then I was going to resteam with hot wet towels and push out to get better alighment. Are there any other ideas short of replacing the misbent ribs.
It also is missing most of the outer gunwale and the inner is broken on one side with ends rotted away. The "bad side also no longer hold a proper outline. No surprise there. As it is "symetrical outline" I plan on bending new ones to the one side that is good then just reversing them to use on the other side. Does any one see a problem with that?
A previous owner had replaced some ribbing but some of it does not line up properly with the hull lines. I thought of running some temporary reinforcement on the outside of the hull then I was going to resteam with hot wet towels and push out to get better alighment. Are there any other ideas short of replacing the misbent ribs.