I think this is the winner. It's not on the other side, and was very loosely tabbed in. There's some flex in the floor when you walk on that area.
I looked at an 85 Catalina 25 with the same layout and there was no board there.
Loose stringer in bilge area
- Thread starter EricCBohn
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I looked at an 85 Catalina 25 with the same layout and there was no board there.
If it's not on the other side, then it's very unlikely that it is structural for the keel support. Keel forces are symmetrical on each tack. There's no reason to make the starboard side stronger than the port. Those two center longitudinal stringers are pretty beefy - anchored at each end by crosspieces. It's only a 25ft boat. I also go with the saggy sole theory - might have squeaked every-time someone stepped there at night to go to the head. Certainly have a survey and show it to the surveyor for a 2nd opinion but I don't think this is a reason to not buy the boat.
