Engine compartment Stringers
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Has anyone had a problem with 88-90 Panther Stringers cracking? They are not very stought to begin with! Not wet, just cracked! They don't look heavy enough to begin with! I was thinking of taking out conpletely, glassing/ bedding in 5/8" marine plywood and adding 2.5" stringers on top. The other problem is it appears that there isn't a lot of room from the bottom of the bilge to the oil pans! Looking for fixes.
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Raise the x dimension 2", you'll gain more oil pan clearance and from what I hear those hulls respond very well.
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single best mod I ever did to my Scarab was raise the X dim two inches. Not so much that the drive is higher by itself but it allows you to run a good prop (B1) where it was designed to be. My boat was completely different, carried better, responded to trim better, ran rough better and had a significantly higher cruise speed just to name a few.
your stringers are fine at 3/4" but if you want to beef them up a bit you can double it up at the mount. 2.5" stringers would overkill and quite heavy, the center stringer should be a double but not the outside ones. no point in adding unnecessary weight.
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08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )