Steve,

I too am restoring an old S22, #194. My mast support beam was o.k. but my bulkhead was rotted and needed replacing. If you need info on replacing the bulkhead, I might be able to help.

On the subject of the laminated stringer/mast support, I believe there is a retrofit replacement available from the builder, Schock boats. Their phone number is 951-277-3377. Might be much easier than building and installing a new laminated beam. I believe someone in the S.F. fleet has already installed a retrofit piece. I am sorry I do not recall who that was.

Tom

:: I am in the middle of restoring a Santana 22 that I
:: recently bought (1968, hull #365) and upon removing the
:: chainplates I discovered that the 2"x10" laminated
:: stringer that runs under the mast was thoroughly
:: water-logged and mostly rotten. I cut away the interior
:: fiberglass and removed the decaying stringer and
:: discovered what was left of a 5x9" aluminum inset plate
:: directly beneath the mast that had mostly turned to
:: paste. I guess I have two questions; I was wondering if
:: anybody has experience and could give me some advice on
:: laminating and installing a new stringer; and what
:: should I replace the 5x9" plate with--stainless seems
:: like a better way to go, but it appears to have been
:: nearly a half inch thick. Any help would be much
:: appreciated. Thanks,
::
:: Steve