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sethp001
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Initially Posted - 09/30/2016 :  18:14:03  Show Profile


Seth
"Outlier" 1987 Catalina 25 SR/SK/Traditional Interior #5541
"Zoo" 1977 Morgan Out Island 30
"Nomad" 1980 Prindle 16
"Lost" 1988 Catalina Capri 14.2 (sold - yay!)
"Marine Tex 1" Unknown Origin POS 8' Fiberglass Dinghy
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 09/30/2016 :  18:59:33  Show Profile
Tape it very closely on either side and then apply a filler.
Steve Milby J/24 "Captiva Wind"
previously C&C 35, Cal 25, C25 TR/FK, C22
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 09/30/2016 :  19:53:02  Show Profile
First, where is this? Looks like the deck just inside the genoa track somewhere. At first glance, it appears to be a "spider crack" in the gelcoat--presumably the laminate beneath is solid and intact. You can verify that with a thin piece of wire. If so, I'll recommend this:



...available at West Marine and elsewhere. However, it's white--I don't recall if there are color variants anywhere. But squeeze it into the crack, let it set, and then lightly sand it flush. You might be able to add a pigment and apply it with a small tool...

If this is evidence of a bigger problem like rotten plywood core that has allowed flexing that caused the deck laminate to crack, the core problem should be solved, or nothing else will work. I won't get into that until you indicate it's an issue. It does appear, in the background of the picture, that some patching has already been done. (...the white stuff?)
Dave Bristle
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PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
Edited by - Stinkpotter on 09/30/2016 19:54:23
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DanM
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Response Posted - 10/18/2016 :  14:30:47  Show Profile  Visit DanM's Homepage
Thanks Dave for your advice on this product. I tried to fill various spider cracks with "whitish" epoxy filler, with unsightly results and difficulty sanding it out. None of them appeared to be structural. I was just trying to prevent damage from neglect.
DanM _/)
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sethp001
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Response Posted - 10/31/2016 :  12:39:43  Show Profile
Here's the final result using the bigger Evercoat Fiberglass Gel Coat Patch kit. You can't tell unless you look really closely.


Seth
"Outlier" 1987 Catalina 25 SR/SK/Traditional Interior #5541
"Zoo" 1977 Morgan Out Island 30
"Nomad" 1980 Prindle 16
"Lost" 1988 Catalina Capri 14.2 (sold - yay!)
"Marine Tex 1" Unknown Origin POS 8' Fiberglass Dinghy
https://whichsailboat.com/2014/07/27/catalina-25-review/
Edited by - sethp001 on 10/31/2016 12:40:10
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islander
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Response Posted - 10/31/2016 :  13:01:14  Show Profile
Nice job Seth, I've got a few of those gel coat cracks myself I'll let you fix. I just left them, Figure they add to the boats character

Me too!
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound


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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 10/31/2016 :  14:26:59  Show Profile
I just looked up the kit--includes colors to mix into the patch material. I hadn't seen that version.

Nice work!
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
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sethp001
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Response Posted - 11/01/2016 :  19:12:20  Show Profile
Thanks Scott and Dave!


Seth
"Outlier" 1987 Catalina 25 SR/SK/Traditional Interior #5541
"Zoo" 1977 Morgan Out Island 30
"Nomad" 1980 Prindle 16
"Lost" 1988 Catalina Capri 14.2 (sold - yay!)
"Marine Tex 1" Unknown Origin POS 8' Fiberglass Dinghy
https://whichsailboat.com/2014/07/27/catalina-25-review/
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