Jun 11, 2017 Hairline spider cracks must be opened wider and filled with an epoxy filler to be permanently repaired. New Approach To Stress Cracks And Mail Call! Patching Holes in a Boat Hull Sea. Hey andy cute little girl or what, its the souleman again, these stress cracks are in an area about 8 ft long and from the rub rail up to the top deck (4 inchs). Should that be sanded down to the original glass and add more glass for strenght, then gelcoat or would paint be better for greenhorns.I am doing lots of reserch and want to do this rjght so I need to be clear on which processes to. Once a stress crack begins, it can travel for great lengths. Download vlc player for xp. Sometimes a short one or two inch stress crack can travel the length of the boat over time. This is because once that fiberglass underneath has flexed, and once the gelcoat has given way, the bond has been broken. A separation has occurred. Jun 20, 2007 The stress crack shown in the photo is caused due to the mounting hole supporting the cleat. These types of stress cracks occur when the mounting holes along the fiberglass hull are not countersunk. I had a similiar problem on another boat. In my case, the stress crack continued downward until I took it for repair. I'd like to start sailing my older MFG Pintail daysailer. The boat is complete but it has a couple cracks in the hull. The cracks go all the way through the hull and are about 2 feet long. It's an older boat and I am not greatly concerned with cosmetics, I just want a solid hull. Can you give me.
I'm looking at buying a '99 Triton SF. The owner told me there were a few minor cracks (is that an oxymoron?) in the fiberglass.
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I've posted pictures of the cracks as well as one of some stains (mold) on the leather to a Yahoo photo album at:
They're not particularly easy to make out in the condensed size of the photo's in the album. If anyone's willing/interested in seeing full size pics I can email them.
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Would you steer clear of the boat because of the cracks? Apparently he had them checked out and was told they weren't a problem.
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Also, if the cracks are a cause for concern would they fall under Triton's lifetime hull warranty?