How do you fix hairline cracks in gelcoat - Page 2

Skools Out · #11 02-22-2007, 09:33 AM

are the long cracks below the ones at the rub rail? that could be from someone turning to soon and struck a dock pilling with the side transom area * >:(

Skools Out · #12 02-22-2007, 09:33 AM

are the long cracks below the ones at the rub rail? that could be from someone turning to soon and struck a dock pilling with the side transom area * >:(

msbhammer · #13 02-22-2007, 09:42 AM

Think your right SKOOL, looks like signs of the wifey trying to dock the boat. ;D. Have have quite a few myself on the top side, but they are the least of my worries. She she floats and runs, go out and have fun. ;D

msbhammer · #14 02-22-2007, 09:42 AM

Think your right SKOOL, looks like signs of the wifey trying to dock the boat. ;D. Have have quite a few myself on the top side, but they are the least of my worries. She she floats and runs, go out and have fun. ;D

spareparts · #15 02-22-2007, 10:36 AM

you'l spend all day trying to grind out each crack, you're better off grinding down the whole area, applying some glass/resin to give a noncracked surfface to work with, and build the gel back up. Once you have enough gel on the surface, you can block it straight. Its a lot of work. I've tried to grind out each crack with a dremel, its fine if you one or two cracks, but when you have that many, you have to grind down to the glass and fix the structure so they wont come back

spareparts · #16 02-22-2007, 10:36 AM

you'l spend all day trying to grind out each crack, you're better off grinding down the whole area, applying some glass/resin to give a noncracked surfface to work with, and build the gel back up. Once you have enough gel on the surface, you can block it straight. Its a lot of work. I've tried to grind out each crack with a dremel, its fine if you one or two cracks, but when you have that many, you have to grind down to the glass and fix the structure so they wont come back

randlemanboater · #17 02-22-2007, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by 76GMC1500

You might want to investigate what is causing the flexing that is causing those cracks.

The cracks appear to be the result of close encounters of the dock kind.

The guy who had this boat was no boat handler. When we went for the testdrive, he got in the boat, I backed the boat into the water and he was almost unable to pull up the the dock to pick me up, a mere 15 feet away.

randlemanboater · #18 02-22-2007, 11:32 AM