The stringers are filled with closed-cell foam, except in way of the engine mounts, where they are topped with wood, most likely good ol' douglas fir.
On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 5:39 PM, David Oates <[email protected]> wrote: > I am interested in this subject. I had never heard about the stringers in > my '84, but when I drill into them they seem empty! I always caulk the > holes. > > DavidO > > ------------------------------ > *From:* 'Georgeviking' via UnifliteWorld <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, April 23, 2015 5:23 PM > *Subject:* [UnifliteWorld] Foam stringers > > I was unaware until I read an old magazine ad for uniflite that there > stringers were formed out of foam so as not to rot. While my 32' seems > almost as well built as she did in 78 I did have to do a sizable repair. To > her bow and was wondering if the stringers are truly one aspect I need not > worry about, or something to watch. Curious what you other owners out there > have found with your stringers??? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
