I am looking at a 268 islander, 1995 and today when doing a seatrail the boat ran great, engines clean as a whistle and fired right up after sitting for over a month of no use. After we pulled her out I was doing a hull inspection and noticed this raised area on the port stern area of the hull. I have attached pics. When we looked down in the bilge after pulling the rear cooler out you can see that the raised are on the hull matches up with a piece that in on the interior port side wall. Can anyone give me more details on this. The raised area did not feel like there was air or water between it and the glass. Also on the bow hatch that leads into the cabin the gel coat is heavily cracked and chipped away, the gel coat looks to be about 1/4 inch think, is that correct?
Notice the area that has a shaded area, you can see the shape of the raised area.
Here you can see the darker area is where it starts then goes up about 6 inches.
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Notice the area that has a shaded area, you can see the shape of the raised area.
Here you can see the darker area is where it starts then goes up about 6 inches.
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