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Stringer construction on Carver 325 1997

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Stringer construction on Carver 325 1997

Postby buddyrm » June 5th, 2023, 7:09 pm

Hi all, does anyone know what the stringer core material Carver used on model 325 1997 year. I would greatly appreciate it.

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Re: Stringer construction on Carver 325 1997

Postby g36 » June 5th, 2023, 9:44 pm

They will be in a grid and will be fiberglass no wood
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Re: Stringer construction on Carver 325 1997

Postby bud37 » June 5th, 2023, 10:00 pm

buddyrm wrote:Source of the post Hi all, does anyone know what the stringer core material Carver used on model 325 1997 year. I would greatly appreciate it.


Welcome to the forum.....

What area are the stringers you asking about....tophat style are quite wide and hollow, some later models had engine bed stringers that were cored with composite type material ( not wood ), those are much thinner, the difference is obvious. Can't say for sure what your model/year has though. Hopefully someone with a 325 around your model year will chime in....
The above is strictly my opinion.
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Re: Stringer construction on Carver 325 1997

Postby buddyrm » June 6th, 2023, 8:24 pm

g36 wrote:Source of the post They will be in a grid and will be fiberglass no wood


Are you sure there is no wood? I spoke with different people and everyone thinks there is wood.
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Re: Stringer construction on Carver 325 1997

Postby buddyrm » June 6th, 2023, 8:26 pm

bud37 wrote:Source of the post
buddyrm wrote:Source of the post Hi all, does anyone know what the stringer core material Carver used on model 325 1997 year. I would greatly appreciate it.


Welcome to the forum.....

What area are the stringers you asking about....tophat style are quite wide and hollow, some later models had engine bed stringers that were cored with composite type material ( not wood ), those are much thinner, the difference is obvious. Can't say for sure what your model/year has though. Hopefully someone with a 325 around your model year will chime in....


Engine mounts on the center and outer stringers. I wanted to know if they still used wood in 1997. Some say yea and some say no. Hate to drill into them to find out.

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Re: Stringer construction on Carver 325 1997

Postby Viper » June 7th, 2023, 6:59 am

How wide are your stringers? Do they have round access plates on the side?
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Re: Stringer construction on Carver 325 1997

Postby buddyrm » June 7th, 2023, 8:00 am

Viper wrote:How wide are your stringers? Do they have round access plates on the side?


From the top about 2 inches and high about 6 inches but I would have to do a measurement. I am not at the boat presently.
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Re: Stringer construction on Carver 325 1997

Postby Cooler » June 7th, 2023, 11:16 am

Almost sure they are similar to my 95. They are cored with marine plywood, soaked in resin. A friend of mine tried to replace that core at one point. Cut off the top 2" of fiberglass. Tried to dig out the core, but could not get any out because it was like scraping concrete. That was on an 89. I talked directly to Carver, as my stringers were providing a high reading on an infrared meter. Carver said the meter is probably reading the wood part of the core, but the resin will mitigate that reading. Your bilge is painted grey, which will show cracks in the paint if there is any flex to the stringers. Clean at base of stringer, inspect for cracks in paint. If there are no cracks, that translates to no flex. Good luck. 8-) er
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Re: Stringer construction on Carver 325 1997

Postby Viper » June 7th, 2023, 2:40 pm

Ya I'd say if they are only 2" wide that they are cored. The Top Hat hollow stringers are much wider than that. Mine are about 8" wide in some spots and about 4-5" in others.
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Re: Stringer construction on Carver 325 1997

Postby buddyrm » June 7th, 2023, 6:29 pm

Cooler wrote:Source of the post Almost sure they are similar to my 95. They are cored with marine plywood, soaked in resin. A friend of mine tried to replace that core at one point. Cut off the top 2" of fiberglass. Tried to dig out the core, but could not get any out because it was like scraping concrete. That was on an 89. I talked directly to Carver, as my stringers were providing a high reading on an infrared meter. Carver said the meter is probably reading the wood part of the core, but the resin will mitigate that reading. Your bilge is painted grey, which will show cracks in the paint if there is any flex to the stringers. Clean at base of stringer, inspect for cracks in paint. If there are no cracks, that translates to no flex. Good luck. 8-) er



Thanks for the update, good to know.

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