- Oct 12, 2007
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- Boat Info
- '89 Sea Ray 390 Express
'00 Sea Ray 185 BR
- Engines
- mercruiser 7.4L inboards
Mercruiser 4.3L/Alpha 1
I was getting the boat ready for spring, which includes cleaning the bilge (one of my least favorite activities).
I hadn't cleaned the silt from when I drained the engines, so it sat over the winter in a dismal state...no water just dirt. Doing so, I was, for the first time, able to see some cracking that has occurred on the bilge floor.
These photos are taken while laying on top the port engine, looking at the bottom of the hull, next to the stringer for the engine mounts. The cracks DO NOT go upwards into the stringer.
My mechanic believes that they are superficial, just the result of too much gel coat sprayed into the radius, but I wanted to see if any of you are experiencing the same issue, and your thoughts as to how common this is.
I am going to have them grind out some of the cracks to investigate whether they penetrate the fiberglass below, and yes, I am going to clean the bilge.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts,
Scott
I hadn't cleaned the silt from when I drained the engines, so it sat over the winter in a dismal state...no water just dirt. Doing so, I was, for the first time, able to see some cracking that has occurred on the bilge floor.
These photos are taken while laying on top the port engine, looking at the bottom of the hull, next to the stringer for the engine mounts. The cracks DO NOT go upwards into the stringer.
My mechanic believes that they are superficial, just the result of too much gel coat sprayed into the radius, but I wanted to see if any of you are experiencing the same issue, and your thoughts as to how common this is.
I am going to have them grind out some of the cracks to investigate whether they penetrate the fiberglass below, and yes, I am going to clean the bilge.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts,
Scott
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