Crack or Landing near waterline on Catalina 36 help to identify

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Crack or Landing near waterline on Catalina 36 help to identify

Hi, During our boat shopping we have seen this crack/possible landing on 2 Catalina 36s. One was a 1988 and the other was a 2004.  The 1988 had keel/keel bolt repair. The 2002 bilge/keel bolts look OK.
Both had been in charter in the past.
Thanks for your help. 
 

Steve Steakley
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​1998 C36 #1711
Seattle,WA
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Steve,
I'm not sure what a "landing" is, and I looked very closely at the pix you attached, but I could not see any cracks. If you are talking about the slight difference in blue color of the waterline gelcoat, about a foot aft of the bow, that is 100% cosmetic.  When the boats are first pulled from the mold, an inspector goes around the boat with a purple marker and circles small defects in the gelcoat.  Another worker goes around and applies new gelcoat in that area to fix the small defects.  Over time, the slight difference in the pre- and post-mold gelcoat mixtures will change color at different rates. I would not know this if I had not taken a factory tour and asked questions about a brand new hull with purple circles on it.  Both my 1987 C36 and 2006 C400 had/have those slight waterline color differences. They tend to disappear with a fresh coat of wax, and appear more at the end of the season.  Hope this helps.

Tom Sokoloski
C36/375IA Past Commodore
Noank, CT

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