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 Post subject: bridle attachment fix
PostPosted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:27 pm 
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I've searched and haven't had much luck with finding much. Has anyone else had this problem and what was the fix.Image

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 12:40 am 
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is it just the gelcoat thats cracked? My 80 has some chips missing out of the gel but its seems ok structurally.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:38 pm 
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Gel coat is brittle and adds nothing structually.

Knock off the loose pieces and build the contour back up with some thickened gel coat. No big deal.


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 8:54 pm 
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Thanks for the info. and that sounds like an easy fix. I"m curious though, what gives structural strength to the bridle attachment points?

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:06 pm 
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justforfun16 wrote:
Thanks for the info. and that sounds like an easy fix. I"m curious though, what gives structural strength to the bridle attachment points?
Underneath the gel coat is about 3/8" of solid fiberglass - the deck lip is incredibly strong.


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