Need advice with Stringer Delamination

When in doubt, walk away. To many 50s out there.
If you really want this boat, you call in another surveyor who is familiar with fiberglass stress.
Never take the word of a used taxi car sales person, or even worse, a used boat sales person.

You paid a surveyor... the broker brought his own guy.

need I say more?

yes depending on the extend and cause of the delamination it can be expensive.

By the late 90s you d think sea ray would know how to build boats without self destructing hulls...

no hurricane damage against a piling will not affect the stringers. The main reason for stringer delamination is when the builder uses wood in the stringers and water gets in rotting the wood. Usually it’s because limber holes that allow water to drain thru the stingers were not sealed properly

the stringers are the key to the hull strength... if they are delaminating the hull will flex causing the engines and gears to be out of alignment. Means the gears are going to have issues and worst case scenario the hull will fail altogether.

If it is a real good deal get a reputable surveyor of your choosing to check the stringers. He will be able to determine the scope of the problem. If it s ok then having him Do a full survey.

That fact came after most replies. Wth would a buyer get a copy of a failed survey showing potential major issues Weird

Nope, one of our best customers had his '97 45' SeaRay surveyed during a sale.
Hull sides were cored and full of water. Of course, sale fell apart unexpectedly.

A company that was supposed to specialize in saving damage like this drilled a bunch of holes and blew in hot-dry air and sucked that out thru another line of holes.
Weeks later, Water meter still pegged.
When they peeled some outer skin, it got pretty scary. All hull side coring soaked with water. Below the coring glass to the hull delamented to the outside stringers (now found bad) below the 3126s.
Naw, It's a SeaRay, the expensive Bayliner.
Brunswick has not learned squab.
Ya know, I don't think I ever cam across a Bayliner with blisters, wet core or delam issues...
Brunswick near shut that line down.
My Trophy was dry and solid.

Yes, A better broker should release any disclosures regarding a product. At least here he did well.
It also good CYA if the boat does fall apart after the sale and he knew about and did not mention it.

That would be it. Give this kid a cigar.

Oh that 45, Sold for near scrap.
Very sweet 3126s, new gen-set. Near new A/Cs.
The owner kept her up fine and was looking to purchase larger.

I think the 50 was on his mind. After this, he moved onto another brand.

That's where it went.