All this talk about gel coat cracks from the lack of structural support makes me wonder why my Romany has developed cracks at, or near, the point of contact between the bulkheads (all three) on both the deck and hull. There is plenty of structural support from the fiberglass bulkhead--maybe too much support? My boat is about 6 years old, and sees year round use on Lake Michigan, as well as the occasional trip to Lake Superior, the Florida Gulf coast and the Georgia coast. I just repaired the really bad "impact" damaged areas on the hull, but I'm debating on whether to grind out the aforementioned bulkhead location cracks--believing that it would be a futile attempt to repair without figuring out the cause. While I do a lot of teaching, I don't think that all those rescues are at fault. Anyone have any ideas and/or suggestions? John Browning www.wildernessconnection.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jul 22 2002 - 19:12:28 PDT
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