Stess Crack ?

[Thomas Macaluso]

I got a question for the fiberglass experts on the board I. As I was cleaning the boat today I noticed a small crack on right next to the loose item tray on the passenger side of the boat . It

 

[Bill McElroy]

If that's the only one you've found so far, consider yourself VERY lucky,....I wouldn't worry about it....atleast for now anyway,....keep an eye on it,...if it starts to get any worse, you could have it fixed over the winter, but crax in that area will only reappear over time anyway, and more than likely, they'll be worse the second time around!! If you thought it was a "hair", then it sounds like a clear coat crack,...those are VERY COMMON!!..

A crack that goes down into the gel is more serious. Sounds like yours is a clear coat........not to worry!!

Just my .02

Mac

 

[Bill McElroy]

LOL...sorry Rob,...forgot to change my "Alias" back to Mac after doggin' ya yesterday!! Actually Tom, that post was from me,...not "Rob"....although Rob's correct in his assesment! LOL

Mac

 

[Steven Atwell]

Yeah no biggie, if you can't see fiberglass, then it's not deep.

 

[TrepMan]

Aluminium RULES!! So Stress Cracks, No waxing/rubbing every trip, no expensive repair!!! Now if they can get that Avalanche down to the $10K price range i'll WHOOP all your Nitro butts on the water!!! HAAAAA

 

[Tony Payne]

Trep,



what you say may be true, but as we all know...



Dem Bass luv dem sparkles!

 

[Thomas Macaluso]

Hey Trepman Aluminum may have no stress cracks ,but my old Alumacraft was as noisy as a cat pissing on a hot tin roof- don't ask me what that means I have no clue,just sounds good

 

[Rob LaMoy]

Oh contrare, I've had 2 tin rigs split. Maybe not stress cracks, but I don't know what you would call them. The flex caused the metal to split. And when a glass boat gets stress cracks, it's cosmetic, but when tin splits, it starts to sink!