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82, No we are starting to think you have stringer problems. Just as skibum found and posted the pictures of his cracks that went through the gel and into the fiberglass, you may have the same condition. It may be time to start thinking about looking under the floor.

I had a stress crack in the same spot due to my floor seperating from the side fo the boat. If you run fat sacs on either side of you motor for very long they will seperate. My dealer said that from 82 to around 86 CC did not put enough glass along that joint. They have repaired a ton of them mine included!!!!! This was someone from Southwest Correct Craft so I am confident they would know. I had four addition layers of glass installed on mine by them to stiffen up my boat. Made a huge difference!!!!

Brad

what would fixing the hull consist of

i saw some other string and got ideas is there some body that mite want to tackle this job

wow...sell it on ebay and buy another one!!

That looks pretty bad. I have some gelcoat problems that I am going to tend to this summer, but nothing that serious.

Here are some quotes for stringer and floor repair:

Stringers, labor, materials-1775
floor, labor, materials- 860

I think the gelcoat work is something you might want to consider yourself if you are somewhat of a handyman. The stringers and floor are very time consuming, and unless you take an approach like skibum, you might screw it up. The gelcoat will also be time consuming, but if you screw it up, you can always sand it off and try again.

Kodak Tennessee is where I am taking mine. It takes the guy about a month, so factor in that you will be shipping the boat twice. I really trust this guy. He has been working with boats for 35 years and has worked for some of the big boat companies located in TN. He got tired of the corporate scene, so he started building custom racing boats. He also does stringer repair and the pictures he sent show awesome work. He also promised me a warranty in case his work is defective, but he swears he does it right the first time.

The guy I am bringing it to does not want me to remove the floor, just the engine and carpet. He said I can even leave the wiring in so that he can put it back in before he puts the floor in.

that would be ten thousand i did a little checking and come acrossed some big numbers

chil,
Your boat is not a total loss. Just depends on what do you want to do? If you are willing to spend about $1500 in parts and tons of your time in labor you can revive that boat. You don't have to do everything at once. You can do repairs to the stringers and floor to get you through the season. Or, you could do repair the stringers and floor in 3-4 weeks (depends on how much time each day you can work on it) for$500-$700. Leave the gelcote work for this winter. If you really want then grind of the gelcote in the areas that are cracked. Match the color as best you can and repair. There are many options.

I can't help it; this post reminds me of a very old joke:

A man is hired to paint a house, but he severely underbid the job. In order to make ends meet he drastically thins the paint. He gets done with the house and gets paid. A week later a big thunderstorm strikes and the paint washes off the house.

The painter is contacted by the owner and at first does not agree to make the job right. Later that day the painter changes his mind after he hears a voice from heaven, dramatic and strong saying, "Repaint and thin no more!"

Sorry, Chuck