Similar task at the rear of the hull. I drilled out the strut mount to use larger hardware, installed T nuts inside the hull, and then poured an epoxy and chopped carbon fiber mix over the T nuts to strengthen the rudder standoff area. I coat the threads of the bolts with a little bit of anti-seize to keep the epoxy from sticking to them so that they can be removed later if needed.
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Next up was a set of deck stringers made from carbon plate to stiffen up the front upper deck area. I make templates from cardboard first, which takes a bit of time to get into shape, especially with the shallow area under the deck of this hull. I then transfer the pattern to the carbon plates and cutout with a diamond coated dremel cutoff wheel. I made a similar set of stringers for my Genesis and they turned out awesome with one exception. I made them solid which gave me trouble when it came time to run cooling lines and power wiring. So, lesson learned, this time I used a hole saw to put holes in both stringers. Lots of access now. I tack them in place with CA, then mask and glue them in with dyed JB Weld. It was a lot of work to mask off the seams, but I'm a sucker for clean, straight lines if they can be seen. Once everything cures, all of the deflection in the top deck is gone. This particular deck wasn't as flimsy as some V3 hulls I've had in the past, but the point of this build was to build it once and never have to worry about it again. Still plenty of room to install flotation later on.
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