Re: [Paddlewise] NDK layups...

Are the cracks anywhere near the support points (saddles or foam blocks)
when transporting the boat? What about the type of roads that you have
traversed with the boat on the vehicle top or trailered?
Vibration can do remarkable amount of damage.


----- Original Message -----
From: M. Lenon <lenonm_at_milwaukee.tec.wi.us>
To: <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Cc: Robert C. Cline <rccline_at_swbell.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 2:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] NDK layups...


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert C. Cline <rccline_at_swbell.net>
> >
> > So, how much do you want for your cracked up Explorer?  I've got a
Falcon 18
> > I'd be willing to trade.
> >
>
> <LOL!> Yeah, that's it. "...cracked up Explorer. Listen buddy, I'll give
ya $500 for
> it. Take it or leave it."
>
> Such a deal. :-)
>
> There's no sign of leaking --- not yet, anyway. Others have convinced me
that's
> probably unlikely to happen. Still...
>
> >Ever thought about grinding way the gelcoat [gasp! gasp!] and adding a
new
> >layer of gel?
>
> I've wondered if that would be a good solution. I have no experience with
this sort
> of thing, and I've never worked with fiberglass.
>
> >Are these cracks along a seam?  Do you see a difference in glass
thickness
> >on the underside of the hull/crack?
>
> *One* of the cracks stems from (or extends into?) the seam tape. Is this
significant,
> Robert? I thought that it might be, which is why I mentioned originally
that the
> cracks are right below the seam. My concern is that these cracks are
indicative of
> abnormal internal stresses, unrelated to external stresses per se (such as
impact
> damage), and that they portend future trouble that could be expensive to
repair and
> possibly even disastrous.
>
> I checked the hull, both inside and outside, in and around the cracked
area, and I
> don't see anything remarkable; it all looks the same as the surrounding
area save for
> the cracks on the outside.
>
> I haven't spoken to my dealer yet. I wanted to get some expert feedback
from you
> folks first, and "get educated." I'm out of my element here. I don't want
to go into
> my dealer armed only with ignorance, and I don't want to make unreasonable
and unfair
> demands of them. But, I need to learn what I can reasonably expect to
resolve this
> problem, and part of that, of course, is learning how serious the problem
really is.
>
> The only thing I'm certain of is that these cracks should not have
developed absent
> abuse, and resale value has been diminished --- quite possibly,
significantly.
> Arguably, this is the biggest problem.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bruce
>
>
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