Immediate or important repair

[Nowhere Special]

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Recently we did a sea trial on a 28 TE. Should the repairs required be done prior to launch this season. If so, how difficult of a job would it be.
Has anyone had/ done similar repairs?

Dave

[RobS]

Anything below the waterline should be considered immediate and important. In that 1st photo, is the thruster tunnel to hull joint cracked and leaking?

[jleonard]

what I'm seeing is open to the water but not structural.
You can apply epoxy and that will make it waterproof.
Then you can grind out and repair properly at haulout time.

[jcollins]

If it's leaking...fix it.

[Nowhere Special]

Thanks for the replies ......we've talked it over and decided should we get this boat we will fix it right the first time.
I am curious though, it appears to be a rust stain coming from the crack, is there metal in the hull area? (not counting the thruster itself)

Dave

[Mariner]

Grind it, patch it, paint it.

Easy repair. No more than a few hours. Most time consuming part is letting the fiberglass cure before painting.

The should not deter you from buying this boat unless there is damage that is not evident from the pictures.