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[KandC]

has anyone dealt with cracks like these before and so you think the are cosmetic or structural

 

[Bloodweiser]

hard to till from my screen, is this your boat ? or a potential purchase ?

 

[KandC]

Bought the boat end of last year. Had been on the hard for 8 years only 450 hours on her.

 

[Halfhitch]

I'm no boat builder but if I had to guess, I would say that's an old repair gone bad.

 

[KandC]

Its on both sides about the same spot. Trying to get it to a grady dealer next week for their opinion

 

[SmokyMtnGrady]

I am not a structural engineer but I have played one in my mind before. It seems to me it's cracked bottom coat over the years. There does not appear to be a crack going north of the paint. Paints get old , get brittle and crack especially if there is some flexing, heating and cooling. Until you can truly see under the paint or have an x ray taken or get a real pros opinion , you may either have a cracked hull or just cracked paint.

 

[KandC]

its threw the paint on the starboard side it is above the paint line

 

[PrinceofThieves]

Grab a scraper and knock all those layers off that'll just fall off and then hit it with a sander to till you get to gel coat and then you should know what you're dealing with.

 

[KandC]

Check the first picture it is threw at least the gel coat it extends above the water line hoping its not structural and just brittle thick gel coat

 

[Fishtales]

can you get inside access to see if ok inside? a vertical crack like that seems funny unless where the glass layers meet. Could just be the outer layers that can be fixed fairly easily. I'd let a glass guy have at it.

 

[Sparkdog118]

Looks like moisture getting under gel Cote. I agree with fishtale in that I don’t think it is structural. Just top layer damage.

 

[Summertop511]

Seems like it was blocked wrong maybe? Do you have a pic of how it was blocked for 8 years. Just a guess

 

[wrxhoon]

It doesn't look good, hopefully it's only on the gelcoat but I think it may be old damage on the F/G. Not an ex hurricane boat that was repaired? In any case you will have to sand it down to F/G to see how deep it is and take it from there.

 

[KandC]

She was blocked along the keel with 4 boat stands keeping her up right. Takes no water into the bilge. As soon as I get her back from the shop replacing the fuel lines I'll be running her to a grady dealer. Was hoping some one here may have seen this before.

 

[KandC]

hard to till from my screen, is this your boat ? or a potential purchase ?

Its a boat I purchased last year out of long Island New York

 

[seasick]

Did you say there was a similar crack on both port and starboard sides?

 

[KandC]

Did you say there was a similar crack on both port and starboard sides?

Yes both sides

 

[seasick]

The probability of a 'stress' crack in the gel coat appearing on both sides in the same place is just about zero in my mind. I tend to think that there is a serious structural failure on that hull. It needs to be looked at. I don't suggest being under the hull when on the boat stands.

 

[KandC]

Its in a trailer getting someone too look at it soon

 

[seasick]

Good luck. Let us know what you find, it is an interesting condition and hopefully not too serious.