spider cracking
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Printed Date: September-29-2024 at 7:22pm
Topic: spider cracking
Posted By: wedgehead
Subject: spider cracking
Date Posted: March-09-2009 at 8:42pm
 I HAVE A 1987 2001 AND IM TRYING TO SELL IT , BUT IT HAS A LOT OF GELCOAT CRACKS DOWN THE LOWER SIDES. WHAT SHOULD I DO. IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE THE HULL GELCOATED AND WHO DOES IT. THANKS------------- Thomas |
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Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: March-10-2009 at 12:08am
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Wedge,
This is normally a sign of bad stringers. There are four long wooded supports in the bottom of the boat that are covered in Fiberglass. The Motor sits on two of them. The stringers probably need to be replaced. There are several threads on this site that show you how to replace them. I hope this helps, Donald ------------- 1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens 2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S. 1968 Ski Nautique, Project. |
Posted By: wedgehead
Date Posted: March-11-2009 at 9:51pm
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my cracks are up higher than where the stringers are . they are on the sides where the decal are at on the sides. ------------- Thomas |
Posted By: dwcar
Date Posted: March-11-2009 at 10:37pm
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Wedge,
Still sounds like bad stringers. There is a lot of info on this site about it. Why do you want to sell it. Summer is near. ------------- 83Ski |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: March-11-2009 at 10:47pm
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Thomas,
Read what Don said again. He didn't say anything to correlate the location of the cracking in relationship to the location of the stringers. He simply stated it's normally a sign of bad stringers! I'd bet you have got bad stringers!!! How about posting some pictures. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: March-11-2009 at 11:27pm
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now you will disclose to the new buyer the stringers are probably bad, and its not quite worth what you are asking for it? ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: March-12-2009 at 11:35am
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I agree that gelcoat cracking can often point to rotten stringers, but I believe 1987 was also an off year for CC's gelcoat. Most of the '87's that Ive seen are covered in cracks- much more so than any other year. They cant ALL have mush for stringers. ------------- |
Posted By: anthonylizardi
Date Posted: March-12-2009 at 3:20pm
| I have an 87 and the top deck on the rear have some cracks. |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: March-12-2009 at 11:45pm
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Tr, would you buy it off E-bay without seeing it? ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: March-13-2009 at 11:57am
Eric, as always- it depends on the price. ------------- |