Gel coat cracks…
Gel coat cracks…
I bought my 25SC new in April 2021. Boat has been awesome. Have about 250hrs on it already.
3 weeks ago after cleaning it (highly recommended hot sauce to keep it shiny) I noticed spider cracks in the gel coat. Looked like an impact on the side, but the cracks in the same location on both sides of the hull.
Cobalt has been great and said the repair will be under warranty. The cracks are where cross-beam bulkhead support is.
Has anyone heard of this kind of problem before?
I’m concerned there is a structural issue and that this will continue to happen.
3 weeks ago after cleaning it (highly recommended hot sauce to keep it shiny) I noticed spider cracks in the gel coat. Looked like an impact on the side, but the cracks in the same location on both sides of the hull.
Cobalt has been great and said the repair will be under warranty. The cracks are where cross-beam bulkhead support is.
Has anyone heard of this kind of problem before?
I’m concerned there is a structural issue and that this will continue to happen.
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Re: Gel coat cracks…
Ouch, that doesn't look good at all. Glad to hear Cobalt acknowledges it's a defect, and will be fixing it. Hopefully it's a permanent fix.
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Re: Gel coat cracks…
Curius how they are fixing it -- is it being sent back to Cobalt? There must be enough movement where the bulkhead is tabbed into the hullside to cause the stress cracks -- if they don't fix that I am certain it will happen again.
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Re: Gel coat cracks…
Local dealer had an authorized company come out and look the boat. The gentleman said once they fix the gelcoat it should not happen again. Glad Cobalt is fixing it, but I am concerned it will just happen again.
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Re: Gel coat cracks…
That's pretty unusual, and looks a lot like an impact to me. I'd want a better understanding of what caused it and why it won't happen again from Cobalt.
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Re: Gel coat cracks…
I have the exact same boat. Haven't commissioned it yet for this year, but will be in the next day or so. I will look for similar cracks and report back.
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Re: Gel coat cracks…
I washed and waxed my boat yesterday and there are no similar cracks. Glad to hear Cobalt will help, I hope it doesn't take too long.Tgoertz wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:09 pm I bought my 25SC new in April 2021. Boat has been awesome. Have about 250hrs on it already.
3 weeks ago after cleaning it (highly recommended hot sauce to keep it shiny) I noticed spider cracks in the gel coat. Looked like an impact on the side, but the cracks in the same location on both sides of the hull.
Cobalt has been great and said the repair will be under warranty. The cracks are where cross-beam bulkhead support is.
Has anyone heard of this kind of problem before?
I’m concerned there is a structural issue and that this will continue to happen.
2021 Navy, Red and White 25SC
Metedeconk River & Northern Barnegat Bay
1993 24' Baja Outlaw - retired
1996 21' Sea Ray - retired
1998 20' Monterey - retired
1988 18' HobieCat - retired
Metedeconk River & Northern Barnegat Bay
1993 24' Baja Outlaw - retired
1996 21' Sea Ray - retired
1998 20' Monterey - retired
1988 18' HobieCat - retired
Re: Gel coat cracks…
Cobalt covered the repair. Looks like a new boat.
Fingers crossed doesn’t happen.
Fingers crossed doesn’t happen.
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Re: Gel coat cracks…
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Wow. Thanks for the update Tg..
Throw us another pic. I bet she looks gorgeous.
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Re: Gel coat cracks…
I had some cracks and they were repaired, that was two years ago, have not had any return. Mine were on the deck near the ski tower. Same thing both on the exact location on port and starboard side. Dealer had no explanation. The repair place I used, with whom I'm very happy, said that Cobalt most likely got a bad batch of gelcoat caused by a freeze down in Texas and that the flexing of my tower most likely caused the bad gelcoat to crack. They were pretty confident that the gelcoat they used would withstand any flexing. Time will tell. If I continue to have this problem I don't know that I'll purchase another cobalt as it seems to be pretty common issue on 2020 and newer cobalts. I was very pleased with the way cobalt handled it, no questions asked repair covered.
Does anyone now how long the warranty on the gelcoat is? I thought I read three years?
Does anyone now how long the warranty on the gelcoat is? I thought I read three years?
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