My 24 year old C36 has developed small, crazing like cracks on the foredeck. How do I fix this problem,
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Punta Gorda Florida
1990 Std WK M35 Hull #1050
My 24 year old C36 has developed small, crazing like cracks on the foredeck. How do I fix this problem,
__/)__/)__/)__Capt Mike__/)__/)__/)__
Punta Gorda Florida
1990 Std WK M35 Hull #1050
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Captain Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure. Really.
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Great stuff.
Stu Jackson, C34IA Secretary, C34 #224, 1986, SR/FK, M25 engine, Rocna 10 (22#)
Thank's Stu, I will give this stuff a try and see if it works on my gelcoat. Like I said the cracks are very thin and only in the gelcoat, no leaks.
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Punta Gorda Florida
1990 Std WK M35 Hull #1050
Heads up that I used Creeping Crack Cure on some similar cracks and it left ugly stains around the cracks that are still there 4 years later.
I'll not be doing that again.
Ben Ethridge
Miami, FL
1984 MK1 Hull# 263
ditto on that, the creeping crack cure was disappointing. I am currently going through with a dremel and making a V along the cracks and filling with gelcoat paste. Come back after a week and sand smooth then spray a coat of gelcoat over the area to blend it in, then fine sand, compound and polish.
You can spray a small area like this with one of the $5 Preval aerosol sprayers from Home Depot, use finish gelcoat (or add wax additive), thin with acetone to spray and when you are done you can just toss the sprayer.
Brent and Janie Farler
"Salsa Caliente"
1987 Catalina 36 Hull #719
Lake Texoma, TX