HBREW Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 How do you repair a notch cut too large in the frame for stringers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhip Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 I cut the keel stringer a little short on my boat and just glued some wood shim to the end of the stringer to fill up the gap. After the glue cured, I sanded the shim to match the stringer. It's not quite the same as what you're talking about, but similar. How much bigger is the cut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBREW Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 I have a few that are probably between 1/16 and 1/32. Will make a not so tight fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhip Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 I think that would tighten up pretty well when you lash it. Hopefully, a more experienced builder than I will chime in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBREW Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 I have destroyed my original plans when I cut out the frames with the plans glued on to the plywood. The instructions in the assembly manual for short shot give instruction for the stringers as Gunwales are 1-1/2 x 5/8, one set chine stringers are 1 x 5/8, the rest of the stringers are 5/8 x 5/8. Printed on the plans "On multi-chined boats some of the stringers are 3/4 x 5/8". My deck, keel, and outside chine stringer notches are a good fit, the others are the ones that are loose. The 3/4 notch makes them a good fit. Would some one verify this is the correct build for short shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich D Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 I had a keel notch that was cut too deep. I was able to cut a shim to fit between the keel and the frame that brought the keel back to the right position. Perhaps for a notch that was too large in both depth and width the stringer could be wrapped with a few turns of lashing to thicken it for a better fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Tiger Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 On my plans for the Firefly there are only 1 1/2 x 5/8, 1 x 5/8, and 5/8 x 5/8 stringers. Other boats may be different. If the notch is too large, it would be best to glue in a shim, I would think. A picture really would allow us to offer better advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Had to get to my computer but there are no 5/8 x 5/8 stringers in Short Shot, They are 3/4 x 5/8. I am going to reword that on the plans so that it is clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBREW Posted October 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Thanks for the information. The floor stringers appear to be 5/8 x 5/8. Is this the case or are they also 3/4 x 5/8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotlon Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Had to get to my computer but there are no 5/8 x 5/8 stringers in Short Shot, They are 3/4 x 5/8. I am going to reword that on the plans so that it is clear. Jeff, I cut my stringer notches very precisely...per the diagram/plans, and the 3/4" figure that Hbrew mentions is just about right. Thank goodness I measured everything before cutting stringers, as the instruction manual still mentions 5/8 by 5/8 inches. A 5/8" depth will work OK, and clear the sides of the notches. However, when I cut a sample stringer at 5/8" wide, it rattled around in the notch. At first, I thought I had mis-cut that one. However, they were all right around the 3/4'' width, and I finished cutting the stringers today at that width, and they fit nice and snug now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heneksja Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 So my book says (revision 5.0) for the Firefly: Gunwales are 1-1/2" x 5/8" one set of chine stringers are 1" x 5/8" the rest of the stringers are 5/8" x 5/8" But the depth of the frame slots on the Firefly kits for the keel and top stringers are more like 3/4". So should the top and keel stringers both be 3/4"? By the way, on the kit, the stringers are all 5/8" wide except for the chine stringers that are 1" and the 1 1/2" Gunwales. So I don't get what Pilotlon said about the 5/8" width rattling. My problem is more that 5/8" stringers would recess in the top and bottom frame notches. I was a little confused when you answered a question about the Firefly with a statement about the Short Shot. Maybe you know they are the same, but that isn't obvious to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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