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Old 03-04-2015, 11:51 PM   #9
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Some Taiwan boats were made with stringer "time bombs" as it is only a matter of time before the stringers under the engines will no longer support the loads.
Others were built with enough glass in the stringers that the wood that was used to form the stringers is not structural, so if the wood is removed, or rots, the glass is plenty to continue to support the engines.

Which one you have is what you need to investigate.
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