Quote Originally Posted by cyndiv View Post
Did you look into composite material for stringers and floor instead of wood? I have an 87 Saltare that I purchased a few years ago and have gotten 4 good summers of fun out of it. I plan to do the same insane rebuild that you did along with new upholstery and rearrange some of the seating. I was thinking of using all of the subfloor area to install ballast since we mostly wakesurf/wakeboard. I was considering building in what would amount to built in fiberglass containers with plumbing to fill and drain the tanks. It looks like the Saltare has copious amounts of space under the floor for plenty of weight. Am I out of my mind?
sorry cyndiv, didn't see your question. composites were extremely expensive when i called them. and, there's not as much room as you think. the stringers take up prime space. you could redesign them but then you're getting in pretty deep. it all adds up.