[Paddlewise] Fiberglass maintenance on canoe

From: Bruce Stromberg <bstromberg3_at_comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:43:35 -0600
I'm waiting to hear back from the local boat shop, but someone here 
probably has some good insight to the following:

One 2 occasions, I've driven into the garage, having forgotten to take 
my canoe off first. I know I know; don't lecture me.

It's a fiberglass (fiberlar?) Bell Wildfire. At first, it didn't appear 
to have any damage, like the boat had gotten squeezed, and had only 
received some nice paint streaks. Now I can tell there are almost 
symmetrical stress lines on both sides of the inside of the hull. On the 
outside of the hull, the gel coat is just barely cracked along parts of 
the stress lines. The hull does not leak.

I don't know if I can just leave it alone until the gel coat gets more 
cracked/loose, or if it's just a gel coat thing to mess with, or if it's 
major glass work.

Has anyone else had this happen and can give me an idea of how bad this 
might be?

Thanks in advance.

Bruce
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