Spider cracked gel-coat

frydaddy · 11-27-2008, 09:34 PM

How do youfix it, or at least make sure no water is going to be leaking into to the boat. Does it create a structual problem that you should be worried about?

FlounderAssassin · 11-27-2008, 10:11 PM

Maybe this will help...

http://www.pensacolahuntingforum.com...36707-4-1.aspx

Big Mikes Fiberglass · 11-29-2008, 09:38 AM

You can cut them out down to the glass,then fill them back with gelcoat.This should stop most of them. Big Mike

X-Shark · 11-29-2008, 12:27 PM

What Big Mike said is true, BUT if it was caused by flexing then it will come back unless you can add laminate to stop the flexing.

frydaddy · 11-30-2008, 01:00 AM

Can the laminate be mixed with the gel-coat or are they two different/seperate applications?

Big Mikes Fiberglass · 11-30-2008, 09:31 AM

It is in most cases fiberglass.Gelcoat comes last.If your cracks are from flex its better to live with them If they dont keep getting bigger. Big Mike

Last Drop · 11-30-2008, 09:41 AM

If you can ge to the back of the area, can you add support to stop the flexing?

Big Mikes Fiberglass · 11-30-2008, 09:46 AM

Would not hurt to try.In most cases its how the boat was built. Big Mike

frydaddy · 11-30-2008, 09:51 PM

Thanks Big Mike, had the inner liner out 3 years ago and put 2 coats of resin on the inside of the outer hull. They are not big cracks, just a lot of small ones, the boat is a 1981 model so I guess it's time it starts to show it's age. I'll keep plenty of wax on it and watch it closely.

X-Shark · 11-30-2008, 10:56 PM

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2 coats of resin on the inside of the outer hull.

All you did was add weight to the hull. It has absolutely NO strength.

The strength comes from the glass.

That and the fact that I'm sure you didn't sand the whole inside surface of the hull did you?

11-27-2008, 09:34 PM	#1
frydaddy Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 192	Spider cracked gel-coat How do youfix it, or at least make sure no water is going to be leaking into to the boat. Does it create a structual problem that you should be worried about?

11-27-2008, 10:11 PM	#2
FlounderAssassin Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cantonment, FL Posts: 2,256	RE: Spider cracked gel-coat Maybe this will help... http://www.pensacolahuntingforum.com...36707-4-1.aspx

11-29-2008, 09:38 AM	#3
Big Mikes Fiberglass Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: penesacola Posts: 116	RE: Spider cracked gel-coat You can cut them out down to the glass,then fill them back with gelcoat.This should stop most of them. Big Mike

11-29-2008, 12:27 PM	#4
X-Shark Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola, Fl. Posts: 2,870	RE: Spider cracked gel-coat What Big Mike said is true, BUT if it was caused by flexing then it will come back unless you can add laminate to stop the flexing.

11-30-2008, 01:00 AM	#5
frydaddy Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 192	RE: Spider cracked gel-coat Can the laminate be mixed with the gel-coat or are they two different/seperate applications?

11-30-2008, 09:31 AM	#6
Big Mikes Fiberglass Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: penesacola Posts: 116	RE: Spider cracked gel-coat It is in most cases fiberglass.Gelcoat comes last.If your cracks are from flex its better to live with them If they dont keep getting bigger. Big Mike

11-30-2008, 09:41 AM	#7
Last Drop Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tiger Point Posts: 289	RE: Spider cracked gel-coat If you can ge to the back of the area, can you add support to stop the flexing?

11-30-2008, 09:46 AM	#8
Big Mikes Fiberglass Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: penesacola Posts: 116	RE: Spider cracked gel-coat Would not hurt to try.In most cases its how the boat was built. Big Mike

11-30-2008, 09:51 PM	#9
frydaddy Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 192	RE: Spider cracked gel-coat Thanks Big Mike, had the inner liner out 3 years ago and put 2 coats of resin on the inside of the outer hull. They are not big cracks, just a lot of small ones, the boat is a 1981 model so I guess it's time it starts to show it's age. I'll keep plenty of wax on it and watch it closely.

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