Cracks In Bilge/Bulkhead Area

SDFever · 06-13-2007, 12:40 AM

Has anyone seen this before on the smaller fountains - 27' or 29'? My camera is older but you can see the cracks in the bulkhead area in front of the engine and just behind the rear bench seat back. The starboard side runs from the top of the bulkhead down and across to the first drain hole at the first stringer... The port side does not go all the way down the bulkhead.

Not sure on the extent of the damage but supposed to find out this week. My buddy says it's not that bad but it sure p_ssed me off. I hope he's right. Must admit that I did not expect anything like this from Reginald.

apppedigree · 06-13-2007, 12:45 AM

Crappy engine comparment gelcoat. I had mine redone and it still cracked up in chunks.

hoozeyurdaddy · 06-13-2007, 09:52 AM

that looks a lot worst than bad gel-coat, have a good (boat) glass shop take a look at it.

tblrklakemo · 06-13-2007, 11:17 AM

Looks pretty bad. I would have a glass shop take a peek b/f you head back out.

Griff · 06-14-2007, 04:19 AM

Way more than just gel coat cracking. Have you contacted Fountain??????

Turbojack · 06-14-2007, 07:01 AM

Have it checked out. We do not need another death if the boat comes apart.

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SDFever · 06-14-2007, 10:26 AM

it's in the shop. apparently, there was a fairly large void between the small piece of foam and the bulkhead and gunnel. the gap of air with no material just made it weak. i'm thinking about contacting them but i'm not sure that it's worth it to me to get upset. since i know that they will probably blow it off, i'm better off to not get angry because it takes me so long to get over that kinda stuff

... it's totally not right but i have also operated the boat aggressively in rough water etc. with that said, i say it's probably 50/50 fountain's fault and my fault. let's face it, lots and lots of boats have had this type of damage and more often than not, it's just part of ownership. I posted a reply on here a while back stating that i was new to the idea of boats "breaking". technically, after talking to the glass guy, the boat didn't really break yet; it just gave me a warning but i'm not a newbie anymore. thanks for the replies everyone!