Fiber glass

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Originally Posted by gn7

Anytime you have ANY cracks below the water line, they need your attention.
Most stress cracks appear in the deck area.

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Saw the cracks months before it started leaking. I thought they were stress cracks, technically I guess they were. But after that on a Holiday weekend in Parker it pretty much finished the boat off. Really started taking on water after that. Guess I was lucky nothing really bad happened.

I found this one this morning not even the one I was talking about

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That's not good

I would take a quarter and tap every inch of the bottom of that boat. Listen for soft spots (thud sound) which hopefully you will not find. If you do, you'll need to grind out and repair those areas.

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Originally Posted by Sharp shooter

I would take a quarter and tap every inch of the bottom of that boat. Listen for soft spots (thud sound) which hopefully you will not find. If you do, you'll need to grind out and repair those areas.

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Will do thank u

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Originally Posted by Menace Marine

That's not good

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As in: straight to a BOAT fiberglass repair shop before its too late.

Looks like somebody has already done some "hide it, cover it" repair job

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Originally Posted by gn7

As in: straight to a BOAT fiberglass repair shop before its too late.

Looks like somebody has already done some "hide it, cover it" repair job

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X's a 1000. That is not good.
What kind of boat is this?

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Originally Posted by WESTERNAERO

X's a 1000. That is not good.
What kind of boat is this?

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Its a 1978 mantaray just got it about a month and a half ago

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Originally Posted by tapout24

Its a 1978 mantaray just got it about a month and a half ago

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To be totally honest with you that looks like a get a new boat type of problem. Not that it can't be fixed. Anything can be fixed. But to fix it right it will need to be repaired from both sides and then supports put in or fixed to prevent it from happening again. It's probably under the floor which means not only does the boat have to come off the trailer but at least a section of the floor and carpet will need to be replaced. This adds up to a lot of labor. Like I said. It can be fixed. But is it worth it on this particular boat? Also keep in mind I am going off one small picture. It may be easier to fix then it looks but it is certainly something that needs attention before this boat sees water again.

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Originally Posted by Menace Marine

Also keep in mind I am going off one small picture. .

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Worst part of that picture is you can't tell if and how far it extends over the bunks.
But I sure wouldn't run that thing again until some QUALIFIED has looked at it. That is NOT a hairline crack, it is structural