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Tech Talk => Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair => Topic started by: SpectraRyan on April 01, 2017, 12:12:08 PM
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I just picked up this Spectra 19 and I'm toying with different ideas inside the hull. I'm gonna be pulling the floor out anyways as it has a couple soft spot. My question is what is good on these boats. Should I stick with a quarter stringer and sub floor from there forward. Should I do a single center stringer from motor box forward and then bulkheads every so many feet. Or replace the motor box and run 2 full length stringers all the way. I like having a floor. Makes it eiser to walk and must stuff. I feel like with 2 stringers I can't put a floor on top because it will put the seats way up. I've seen it done so Manny different ways. Right now I'm leaning towards a center stringer with bulkheads and a floor on top of that. What's everyone's opinion.
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If your going big power full stringer with a floor between the stringers. If it's just a cruiser I'd stick with 1/4 stringer for more room
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But that said, I ran 700+hp in a quarter stringer Tahiti with no issues
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Not going crazy power. Maybe 500 to 600hp. I'm sure full stringer is definitely the strongest. I'm more concerned about it through rough water. I primarily boat between needles and havasu. Lots of big boats and chop.
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Do you intend to replace the tanks? What kind of shape are they in?
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I do want to go aluminum. They don't seem to be in bad shape. I've just never been a fan of fiberglass tanks
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Not going crazy power. Maybe 500 to 600hp. I'm sure full stringer is definitely the strongest. I'm more concerned about it through rough water. I primarily boat between needles and havasu. Lots of big boats and chop.
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This is why I like jet boat people......500-600hp is pretty standard, considered nothing crazy.
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I do want to go aluminum. They don't seem to be in bad shape. I've just never been a fan of fiberglass tanks
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If the tanks are good stick to ethanol free and/or AvGas. Ethanol and fiberglass tanks don't mix.
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This is why I like jet boat people......500-600hp is pretty standard, considered nothing crazy.
Isn't it standard?
I guess we are a little different ok maybe some of us are a lot different!!
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Nice ride! I have a Spectra 19 with 1/4 stringers and floor. Never felt unstable so far. Then again I'm also not doing 80+ mph....YET. Depends on the application and layup. I ran 68 on gps in my old hawaiian and there was never and delamination. I plan on keeping my boat these Spectra 19s handle great in my opinion and I think with full stringers would be a very solid hull at high speed.
Mineaswell do full stringers now while everything is out rather then building it and regretting it later.
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This is why I like jet boat people......500-600hp is pretty standard, considered nothing crazy.
I consider it pretty mild. We put a 450 horse crate in our advantage and I think that's nothing co.sidering most new boats are coming with factory packages over 500 horse now a days. It's crazy when we first bought our victory in 97 we thought our 318 horse 454 was a big motor, lol.
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If the tanks are good stick to ethanol free and/or AvGas. Ethanol and fiberglass tanks don't mix.
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They seem fine outside but idk inside. I really don't want to have to worry about it though. I just want to be able to pull up to any pump cali or az or wherever and fill up and go, so aluminum it is.
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Nice ride! I have a Spectra 19 with 1/4 stringers and floor. Never felt unstable so far. Then again I'm also not doing 80+ mph....YET. Depends on the application and layup. I ran 68 on gps in my old hawaiian and there was never and delamination. I plan on keeping my boat these Spectra 19s handle great in my opinion and I think with full stringers would be a very solid hull at high speed.
Mineaswell do full stringers now while everything is out rather then building it and regretting it later.
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Thanks. At this point I'm not shooting for insane speeds. If it will do high 60s or or 70 I'll bee happy. Maybe in the future when funds are a little better I might throw a blower on it which is why I'm building this engine as beefy as I can. I'm definitely going to start doing the inside now though. I started a build thread already on it. Just haven't had much time to work on it. I'll get back on it soon though.
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They seem fine outside but idk inside. I really don't want to have to worry about it though. I just want to be able to pull up to any pump cali or az or wherever and fill up and go, so aluminum it is.
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Do you plan to have new tanks built or source some that are close enough?
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Do you plan to have new tanks built or source some that are close enough?
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Probably have them built. I want as much capacity as possible and fit the boat right.
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Thanks. At this point I'm not shooting for insane speeds. If it will do high 60s or or 70 I'll bee happy. Maybe in the future when funds are a little better I might throw a blower on it which is why I'm building this engine as beefy as I can. I'm definitely going to start doing the inside now though. I started a build thread already on it. Just haven't had much time to work on it. I'll get back on it soon though.
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Right on keep us posted
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