Hunter 170 (1999) - Cracked Hull - HELP

[msinger4984]

please help/advise
i purchased a hunter 170 last spring (2013) and had a wonderful sailing season - the boat was shrink wrapped and stored outside this winter (in southeast Michigan)and when i went to launch it noticed several large cracks in the hull - some below the water line
the local sail boat dealer/repair facility wont touch it because of the plastic ACP material
what can be done?
it would be a shame to trash the boat but unless the hull it repaired/replaced it wont float for very long
i attached some pictures to help guide me
much thanks
michael

 

[Dan Hill]

Look into a West System product called g-flex. Supposedly useful in repairing kayaks made of similar materials. Good luck!

 

[salishmermaid]

GENERAL ACP REPAIR MANUAL
http://www.jyca.org/files/42345091.pdf

 

[Lee Coller]

This issue has been discussed before:

http://forums.lancer.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?p=830934
http://forums.hunter.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=110535

Bottom line is that the material the Hunter 170 is made out of can't handle freezing temperatures.

 

[lokiii]

Sorry to hear of your troubles, and I have no advice for repares. But, for what it's worth, some advice I was told when I purchased my 2008 H170 (new) was to not wrap the boat with plastic sheeting and such. He said it would creat extreme tempurature differences in the hull and can cause cracks. I live in an area with realatively mild temperatures, with occasional freezing, and my boat is stored in the open in a storage yard exposed to the elements, and seems to be fine so far. This advice is a bit late for you, but I hope you get it repaired and back on the water soon!