Fiberglass Questions

notinbig

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I have an 88 larson with an I/O there are some cracks on the back near the ladder, is this something I need to just keep an eye on or should I do something to stop or prevent spreading? :confused:
 

crazy charlie

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Re: Fiberglass Questions

Probably just stress cracks.If you can get you fingernail in the crack ,dont worry.Charlie
 

Groot Brak

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Re: Fiberglass Questions

For the cracked glass I found a product called FlowCoat. It comes with a hardner. You open the crack a wee bit with a sharp object. I used a small artist brush to apply it in a coat just thicker than the surrounding surface. After it hardened, I sanded it down, and resprayed my deck. ( I had lots of cracks and dings on the deck.) I even patched up a cracked engine cover over the week-end. In small amounts it works a lot easier than resin and is cheaper. It gets very hard and it seeped into even the smallests of cracks and as it gels I even used it to fill up some old left over holes. So far none of the cracks have re-appeared. It works better and easier than gel coat.
 

crazy charlie

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Re: Fiberglass Questions

I meant if you CANT get your fingernail in the crack then dont worry.Charlie
 

notinbig

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Re: Fiberglass Questions

Thanks, I'll try the fingernail trick.
 
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