mounting stem piece

gaff · Post by **gaff** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:32 am

I am going to be mounting the new inside and outside stem piece on my cedar strip runabout.

When I took the originals off there was a gap between the two pieces where it looked like it was once filled with something resembling pine tar. But most of it was gone. Probably why they failed.

When I re-bed them is there a rule of thumb for the distance between them? If feel like for structural reasons they should be tight together but I don't really know.

Also the consensus on compound has been a BoatLife type product. Any thoughts on this?

Thanks

Steve

Phill Blank · Post by **Phill Blank** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:09 pm

Steve,

I would recommend using the BoatLife to bed the stem pieces together. Try to get as tight a joint as you can.

When these boats where built it was a mater of getting them out the door as fast as they could and if they had to fill a gap with a filler to get it done that is what they did.

Good Luck,

Phill

gaff · Post by **gaff** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:32 am

Thanks Phill.