spider cracks

[Mike Davis]

I have some spider cracks on my aft deck close to the stern on my Cape Dory 25. The gelcoat is cracked. What is the best way to repair the cracks and what product do you recommend? Thanks, Mike



MDavis1@mci2000.com

[Pete Zwiefelhofer]

When my father purchased his (now my) CD30 from Cape Dory in 1981. Gelcoat crazing developed within a year. Cape Dory re-did the gelcoat but the crazing came back. 17 years later the crazing is still there and it's still only cosmetic. Before you spend a lot of time and/or money fixing the crazing, consider the likelihood that the crazing will return.



pete@zwiefelhofer.com