KnotConnected
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Aug 15, 2012
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Hello!
I store my boat on its trailer in indoor, heated storage at the same marina in which I slip during summer. They haul it out, store it, splash it in summer and I enjoy, all in all, a pretty slick deal.
This spring however, I noticed a relatively large gash in the hull. it's about 3" high by 1.5" wide and its completely through the clear coat, through the fiberglass and into the hull.
luckily, like any proud parent, I obsessively take pictures of my boat. I had photos of the boat after I manually buffed, polished and waxed (multiple times) every inch of the hull by hand in winter storage (no hull damage featured in photos) and photos of the first day she sat in the water this season (hull damage featured in photo). After showing the marina, they told me they would repair the damage at no cost to me, without argue. Much appreciated.
the question: I neglected to notice this damage until about a month after it's been sitting in the slip. It's been raining and etc rather hard for this past month. Will the exposure of water to the inner hull material (core?)cause hull rot or any issues with the fiberglass now that it's had a month to get rained on and allow water to be absorbed?
I store my boat on its trailer in indoor, heated storage at the same marina in which I slip during summer. They haul it out, store it, splash it in summer and I enjoy, all in all, a pretty slick deal.
This spring however, I noticed a relatively large gash in the hull. it's about 3" high by 1.5" wide and its completely through the clear coat, through the fiberglass and into the hull.
luckily, like any proud parent, I obsessively take pictures of my boat. I had photos of the boat after I manually buffed, polished and waxed (multiple times) every inch of the hull by hand in winter storage (no hull damage featured in photos) and photos of the first day she sat in the water this season (hull damage featured in photo). After showing the marina, they told me they would repair the damage at no cost to me, without argue. Much appreciated.
the question: I neglected to notice this damage until about a month after it's been sitting in the slip. It's been raining and etc rather hard for this past month. Will the exposure of water to the inner hull material (core?)cause hull rot or any issues with the fiberglass now that it's had a month to get rained on and allow water to be absorbed?
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