Thanks for the leak finding tips!
The leak was obvious - if on sqeezed the end of the hull with bare hands, the crack along the leading edge of the hull would open up on the leaking hull.
I ended up grinding back the gel coat a about 2 inches on each side, and applying fiberglass over the entire ...
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- September 18th, 2004, 1:32 pm
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- Topic: hull repair - SC17
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hull repair - SC17
I recently purchased a 1988 SC17 (Whaler built) and took it on its maiden voyage (with me, anyways). Upon returning to shore, one of the hulls contained a good bit of water. the leak appears to be a crack (I prevously thought was only the gelcoat) at the very leading edge of the pontoon. it extends ...