Just noticed these stress cracks in gel coat. They are small and very fine. They are located in each corner of the spashwell and transom. I have a 1999 Charger. See pics below. Thanks.
Just noticed these stress cracks in gel coat. They are small and very fine. They are located in each corner of the spashwell and transom. I have a 1999 Charger. See pics below. Thanks.
Nah, cosmetic only. You probably hit something at some point and just flexed things a little. Happens all the time! Would cost two weeks allowance and six months worth of truck payments to fix. I'd let it ride.
My champion did the exact same thing
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i have those exact stress cracks on my stratos, and they are nothing to worry about. save your money for some tackle
How do you go about fixing them? If a person was so inclined.
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You are better off just leaving them and wet sand them smooth with 800/1000/1200 grit progressively, compound and wax.
Will make them a lot less noticeable.
Trying to actually repair the stress cracks is usually fruitless. Stress cracks appear because of flexing in the area, and will usually return. Most often seen in the radius areas in the splashwell and around where the consoles meet the hull/top cap.
Two areas with a lot of flexing in the hull.
To do a solid repair, the gelcoat has to be ground down to the resin/mat layer.
Then if there is no damage to the resin layer, new gelcoat has to be built up, color matched, sanded, etc. Expensive if done by a glass shop, with no guarantee they will not return the first time you whack a wave the wrong way.
Boat is junk,,,need to sell it to me,,,,...just kidding,,normal cracks,,just make sure your transom does not flex when you try to move motor up and down.
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You are better off just leaving them and wet sand them smooth with 800/1000/1200 grit progressively, compound and wax.
Will make them a lot less noticeable.
Trying to actually repair the stress cracks is usually fruitless. Stress cracks appear because of flexing in the area, and will usually return. Most often seen in the radius areas in the splashwell and around where the consoles meet the hull/top cap.
Two areas with a lot of flexing in the hull.
To do a solid repair, the gelcoat has to be ground down to the resin/mat layer.
Then if there is no damage to the resin layer, new gelcoat has to be built up, color matched, sanded, etc. Expensive if done by a glass shop, with no guarantee they will not return the first time you whack a wave the wrong way.</td></tr></table>
Thank you basscat for that information. I will soon be posting some pics of problem areas on my boat. Hopefully you will be able to let me know whether to fix them or live with them.
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