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Reply With QuoteWhat is cracked ? The bow eye or the boat ?
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Repairing a crack
Whats the best procedure to fix a crack on the bow eye of a sundolphin pro 120. Looks like someone cranked on the trailer winch too much.
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What is cracked ? The bow eye or the boat ?
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Can you post some pictures?
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The boat. Ive gotten lots of recommendations on gflex epoxy and i plan on small fiberglass patch over gflex repair and larger fiberglass patch over both. BUT my specific question with this cracknis what of the bow eye.
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Fixin the crack will be fairly easy, However I would highly suspect a problem with the reinforcement behind the eye. Can you get to it to see whats going on?
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What he said ....It will probably crack again if you do not fix or add to the reinforcement behind it.Originally Posted by Barnacle Bill
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Im not sure yet. I havent pulled the deck up yet. I think the sundolphins have a inner hull shaped for the deck compartments so until i do im not sure of acces behind it. Thats what im wondering if someone knows what to do here. I also entertained the idea of doing away with the eye? The trailer is a flat carpeted trailer so is there a huge need fornthe crank to the eye or would my purpose be served the same just mounting something up top to secure the boat while putting in and oulling out
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What ever you put on top will still have to be reinforced under it
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The boat has a troll motor thats prob getting replaced, a 15hp mercury and a old sonar up front. Everything is free courtesy of my father n law so theres no investment but time and some rebuild money for the motor and prefrences. So a new minnkota and a lowrance elite 5 are most of my investment. So im not against rebuilding the frnt deck but im new to boats and these boats seem to be different then most as far as construction goes so any ideas or inout just experience would be appreciated. Im handy with tools so im up for anything i took autobody so im geared up to get on the water boys
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Andrew fiberglass is not going to stick well to that plastic. Go by a couple of body shops. They have products out now to repair that roto molded plastic that will adhere to it much better. Like others have said you will most likely need some reinforcement under there to stiffen it up. That eye was probably installed with a small square of plywood under there. One thing about that plastic. It shrinks over time and gets brittle with age and being exposed to sun light.
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