I just discovered after my boat was haul out a good size crack in the floor of Catalina 315.
It occurred on the fiberglass part in the aft cabin. On close inspection it seems that the tabs which attach the shell to the hull have come off in the area. The tabs seem to be only 2 inches wide and the epoxy job to the hull seems marginal. What puzzles me more is how this could happen. The hull itself must have bend quite a lot when the boat hung in the slings or was lowered onto the cradle. I did not expect the hull of a 315 being that thin and bendable. Has anyone experienced similar failures? Of course now I wonder how to repair this.
It occurred on the fiberglass part in the aft cabin. On close inspection it seems that the tabs which attach the shell to the hull have come off in the area. The tabs seem to be only 2 inches wide and the epoxy job to the hull seems marginal. What puzzles me more is how this could happen. The hull itself must have bend quite a lot when the boat hung in the slings or was lowered onto the cradle. I did not expect the hull of a 315 being that thin and bendable. Has anyone experienced similar failures? Of course now I wonder how to repair this.
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