Gel coat spider crack
Submitted by BONO38 on Thu, 2020-03-05 10:25
Gday All,
I saw this morning, there are a gel crack along the side of the hull ( I am not sure since when)
Is this need to be fix immidiately? i am bit tight on budget, planning to fix it next year.
how much do you think it will cost to fix it (rough estimate)? have a lot of sentimental with the tub so not planning to sell it
Thanks
Bono
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scubafish
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stress cracks
What about them ?
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BONO38
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Gday All,I saw this morning,
Gday All,
I saw this morning, there are a gel crack along the side of the hull ( I am not sure since when)
Is this need to be fix immidiately? i am bit tight on budget, planning to fix it next year.
how much do you think it will cost to fix it (rough estimate)? have a lot of sentimental with the tub so not planning to sell it
Thanks
Bono
Faulkner Family
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generally i wouldnt be too
generally i wouldnt be too bothered by them but with the spot they are in maybe there is structual issues with the ribbing. is there a way you can have a look under the deck. it may just be the boat isnt sitting in the rollers correctly and over time the gel coat has gone like that, Greg at G T fibreglass would be a good place to start to get it fixed
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BONO38
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Thanks for the reply Faulkner
Thanks for the reply Faulkner Family. I don't have any acess to under the deck.
I have been dealing with Greg, He is a good man. I will call him
Cheers
Bono
pelagicyachts
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witout seeing your trailer
witout seeing your trailer set up i am guessing but i reckon you need more rollers or reshuffle of existing rollers
the cracks appear to be near the rollers, so the cracks are occuring during transit (bouncing on trailer)however there dont appear to be any (in the pics provided) along the usual stress lines spots of the hull strakes or chine - this tells me that the you may have too few rollers or as FF stated above rollers are not correctly placed
BONO38
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Thanks
Thanks for the reply mate. I have same thought as you, my trailer is dodgy.
Silver Fox
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Doesn’t look too bad
By the looks of it your boat is a little on the not too new side. Gel coat crazing is pretty common in older boats. If your hull is still water tight I wouldn't be worried in the slightest.
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BONO38
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Thanks for the advice. I am
Thanks for the advice. I am planning to repair it next year, bit tight on budget this year.
SeperateKnob
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Stress spider cracks in the
Stress spider cracks in the hull and superstructure of glass boats is normal. Don’t worry unless they open up
BONO38
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Thanks for the reply mate.
Thanks for the reply mate. Yes, I am planning to fix it next year
Brock O
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Ive got shit loads of
Ive got shit loads of those.....Pffftt..
BONO38
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Thanks for the info mate,
Thanks for the info mate, now at least I can sleep and wait til next yr to get this fixed.
scubafish
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stress cracks
If only on roller area then would guess that the boat was very heavy when loaded onto the trailer.
Fix: small tin of gel or flow coat put some in a small cup with hardener (to ratio )and put on with a plastic scraper (like bog filler) let dry then polish off.Major chips can be repaired the same way as long as there is no moisture coming out of the hole.
Major long term two pack the hole hull.
Just a suggestion.
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BONO38
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Thanks a lot mate, I will do
Thanks a lot mate, I will do that this weekend. Hopefully the gel or flow coat doesn’t cost a fortune.
Darren253
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$15
https://www.whitworths.com.au/pnt-gel-wht-250ml
scubafish
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Try
https://www.whitworths.com.au/pnt-gel-wht-500ml
https://www.kirkside.com.au/product-category/fibreglass-resin-composites/
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