crack in bow

[raybelanger]

Hauled the boat last week & found crack in bow below water line. crack apears to be about 2 feet long right along centerline from just below waterline. planning on grinding open soon to see if just cosmetic or goes deep. Can i just epoxy the surface or should I grind thru gel coat & reglass & fair in. thanks for comments Ray

[CaptPatrick]

Ray,

If the crack is just cosmetic, (gelcoat), an epoxy fairing will be all that's necessary. If it actually penetrates into the fiberglass, you'll need to grind out the fracture and re-glass using epoxy. It's most likely that it's just cosmetic...

Br,

Patrick

[craig mac]

i have seen a half dozen hulls with this crack-a hairline crack that runs down the bow---all were cosmetic----gel coat is probably just too thick there.---I have also seen the the crack appear on the transom---seems to be the mold seperation line.