Reglassing a Sanger Five Rib

**michaellone** · 03-30-2012, 07:23 AM

I have a Sanger five rib that has bad stringer and floor delam. After spot checking the stringers, it looks like they are solid, but we do have some wet spots in the floor. Our plan is to cut out the old glass and dry everything out. Once it's dry, patch any bad spots in the floor and re-glass it back.

My question is, how do I know what type of glass it was originally built with? Is there any way to tell? I hope to get it moved into the shop this weekend and get some picks of the project. Any advise is welcome...

Mike

**OFFSHORE GINGER** · 03-30-2012, 08:06 AM

Mike , just curious what age or year is the boat and do the stringers look somewhat blackish at all .

**michaellone** · 03-30-2012, 09:16 AM

Nothing black, I assume you are talking about mold. As far as the year, I would put it in the mid 70's to early 80's. I will get the hull id this weekend and post it.

**Reservoir Dog** · 03-30-2012, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by michaellone

Nothing black, I assume you are talking about mold.

when the wood gets wet it discolors and turns dark to black (compared to the wood around it).

**michaellone** · 03-30-2012, 10:37 AM

Got ya, I will get some pics up tomorrow. If I'm lucky, I will be able to get some of the glass cut out and get good shots of the wood.

Mike

**michaellone** · 03-31-2012, 01:07 PM

Ok, yep I have some black spots. These pics were taken after I had removed most of the hardware and wiped down the glass with a damp sponge to get the dirt off of it.

**michaellone** · 03-31-2012, 01:08 PM

More pics...

**michaellone** · 03-31-2012, 01:09 PM

And more pics...

**michaellone** · 03-31-2012, 01:10 PM

And the most damning pics...

**Reservoir Dog** · 03-31-2012, 01:13 PM

left side , out board the stringer, looks like it might have some delam issues, but could be the pic. take a srewdriver , and with the handle tap along the floo. listen for a solid thump, if it has more of a hollow sound, you have delam issues. tap, tap, tap, thud, tap not good

**michaellone** · 03-31-2012, 01:13 PM

Now for the $640 million dollar question... Can I salvage it or is this one ready for the saws-all and dumpster? I have the stuff to cut the glass out and see what is under... but if I am wasting my time, I would rather cut my losses at this point. I picked up the boat for $800 and I know the hardware and trailer is worth that, so I it wont be a complete loss. Let me know what you guys think and thanks again for the input.

Mike

**michaellone** · 03-31-2012, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by Reservoir Dog

left side , out board the stringer, looks like it might have some delam issues, but could be the pic

I thought that the yellow/white spots where where the glass was separating from the wood. Please let me know if I am wrong!

And if you guys need a close up, just let me know. I will take any pics of it that you want.

**michaellone** · 03-31-2012, 01:19 PM

Yep there are some thud spots, stringers and floor both. But my big question is: can I cut off the glass, clean up the spots, let it dry out, and reglass it back?

**Reservoir Dog** · 03-31-2012, 01:28 PM

the hull lok pretty good, it dose need some work. the stringer look to be in good shape, but the floors do look to have some issues. dont let that stop you from fxing her up. there is a lot of good info on here, read all u can on glassing its really not that hard. your stringers dont look like they need to be removed, maybe just rerapped in certain spots, and replacing the floors might be simple project for you

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