That must always be addressed with repairs before applying new gelcote. If you were to grind away the cracked gelcote to the bare fiberglass you would find the source of the cracking. There is always fiberglass damage underneath the gelcote cracks.
So am I being unreasonable to expect to find a boat with no cracking? I'm not that experienced with boat shopping so I don't know if i'm off base here. I was unhappy and he couldn't understand why. Once I got there the boat had cracks 10-12 inches long in numerous places. I figured for the right price I can have them fixed. On Wednesday I drove 4 hours to look at a Malibu that the seller told me had only a few small cracks around the windshield base. I've always been under the impression that ANY amount of gelcoat cracks are unacceptable, yet over the last few weeks when I ask a seller about cracks or fiberglass work that needs to be done I've had a few people tell me they have 'a few small cracks that are perfectly normal'. At last a quick and easy way to repair those unsightly star-crazing stress cracks that always appear in the gelcoat around stanchion bases, grab rails, hinges et. The Boating Forum - Fixing stress cracks in gel coat - putting aside structural issues what is the best way to fix spider cracks in gel coat when they.
