QUEST Boats

[MOTAS]

I have a 1993 WA 22 ft, QUEST Boat,( made by Four Winns ) with a 200 Johnson Engine. It is an excellent boat, very confortable and dry in high tides. Now I have seen near the upper ends of the transom some gelcoat cracks, possibbly due to the Engine vibration. Is that normal? Does someone have a similar boat? Does it worth to repair the gelcoat or they will appear again?

 

[Hooty]

Re: QUEST Boats

Senor MOTAS,<br />Is there good, solid transom wood behind the gelcoat and glass at the point of the cracks?<br />If so, I wouldn't sweat it. Ya see, gelcoat can handle compression loading o-k but tensile (stretching) loading causes it to crack. That's why you can whack it from the outside and not cause damage but hit it a good lick on the inside and it'll crack.<br />Lettus know.<br /><br />c/6<br /><br />Hotty