Re: Starcraft Chine Issues
My starboard chine is cracked/ split like yours. How was yours repaired and is the repair holding well? I just bought mine and have not had it repaired yet.
My Dad had it heli-arced years ago, then he also added a triangular shaped piece of aluminum bar on the inside and drilled from the outside and then tapped into the bar 1/4-20 threads with stainless bolts. There are about 20 bolts top and bottom along the 1.5 foot long crack. He then used the boat for another 4 years, then it sat for a few years, then I used it for about 3 seasons, now it's parked behind my shed.
I had read somewhere that the compromised chine could have come from the factory in that when they layed and cut the carpet, some workers would just run a razor knive along the edge, accidentally scoring the chine from the inside. Could be. Although I wonder how much the boat flexes at the chine. Cross-wise there's nothing that triagulates the breath of the boat with any strength (ie. at the floorboard level). Hence flexing due to waves would cause the v of the bottom to move upward slightly forcing out the sides and consequently causing that hard bended integral chine to flex and bend in on itself even more, even if ever so slightly.
THoughts?
