OK, I know I mentioned this before, might have been another hull though. An 04 MR Explorer with what I thought were 9 cold cracks and then turned into 13 by the time I was done. This is the 3rd hull I've fixed with CC's and is now the last, never ever again! Number one I think it's next to impossible to make a clean fix without leaving what I call a scar. Yeah maybe some paint but I'm not keeping this and know where it's going so cosmetics in this case in not an issue but if it was.,.. Even using Peel Ply and a roller to smooth the cloth and resin out I still have some sanding to do on all the patches. Now, I did try out one thing and will keep this in my box of tricks for down the road. I thickened up resin to more than peanut butter consistency and then put peel ply right over that and smoothed it out. Had to do it where old patches where and I could get it knocked down with a sander due to it's location. It worked well. Now one thing I should mention is that on stands a couple of the cracks spread which I haven't seen before so I had to put it on the floor and then tied the carry loops from bow to stern to pull it together to stop the continued cracking.
So, with all that being said I again have to wonder about why this boat would cold crack to much? Talking to a few people the common theme seemed to be the year it was made and if I'm correct it was when MR sold and got moved to NC and then SC where, as I've been told, there were problems with the ovens as well as the workers at one point. I have had several, still do one, royalex hulls with never a problem with CC's. Don't know, it's a head scratcher! A few pics included.
dougd
So, with all that being said I again have to wonder about why this boat would cold crack to much? Talking to a few people the common theme seemed to be the year it was made and if I'm correct it was when MR sold and got moved to NC and then SC where, as I've been told, there were problems with the ovens as well as the workers at one point. I have had several, still do one, royalex hulls with never a problem with CC's. Don't know, it's a head scratcher! A few pics included.
dougd
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