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Unread 07-16-2009, 09:39 AM
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As you have seen I just bought this boat.... As I was cleaning her yesterday after a trip out I noticed this.... Any help, answers to what to do to fix????
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Unread 07-16-2009, 09:51 AM
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As you have seen I just bought this boat.... As I was cleaning her yesterday after a trip out I noticed this.... Any help, answers to what to do to fix????

Looks like a pretty involved delamination, if I'm lookin' at the picture correctly...if you don't know how to use fiberglass (l don't), either start learnin' or find a good fiberglass-man to repair it for you...go over the entire bottom w/a rubber hammer and try to find any other soft spots (dull thud) so if there are any, you can get 'em all done while you're at it...
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Unread 07-16-2009, 12:16 PM
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Don't panic. When I bought my boat I started poking around and found this:








I thought I had holes in the side and that the whole chine had been split open and patched! But a little careful sanding and scraping revealed that the problem wasn not that bad at all....















Someone had slapped glass cloth and fairing putty on and made a big mess trying to cover up a few small voids behind the gelcoat which is a fairly common manufacturing defect. Bottom paint was hiding their crappy glass work.

You may have some damage to your strake but I'm guessing that a shoddy repair is making it look worse that it really is. I'd start by slowly and carefully sanding away the bottom paint in the area first. Then try to determine what glass was added as part of the repair and sand that off just until you are back to original glass. Once you do that you can see what is really going on and if you post some pics I'm sure you'll get good advice on how to fix it correctly.

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Unread 07-16-2009, 02:14 PM
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Isn't that where the bunk has rubbed the paint off?
If it's not too deep you can redo with Marine Tex.
Leave the boat on the trailer, maybe jack up and brace that side of the boat and remove the bunk in order to do the repairs.
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Unread 07-16-2009, 10:34 PM
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that's not good at all that is one of the lifting strikes that has been torn off the hull due to the trailer was hitting the hull wrong. that will be very very very involved to fix you better find a good shop if you're not a super good glass man.
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Unread 07-17-2009, 07:48 AM
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Should you have a huge problem (hope not) but here is a hull only in NJ...looks like an I/O. dont know the compatability of the transom holes but you might be able to steel this hull for super cheap and swap over the power? just a thought should you have big problems.

http://newjersey.craigslist.org/boa/1273657735.html

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Hull only no motor no trailer, no bill of sale. I have the paperwork to get it.I can possibly help deliver.This is one of the best hulls wellcraft ever made. needs a steering cable.
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