Should I be concerned?

[Still_Dreamin]

I have been home with the man flu the last couple of days and decided to head to the shed to fiddle around with the boat (Had to get out of the house:-?) Anyway noticed what I thought was a rust stain below the anchor well drain. On closer inspection there is a vertical crack in the gel coat below the stainless cover. The crack extends under the cover to the hole that was cut in the glass. So what does everyone think? The boat is only 16 months old and was bought new. Thanks in advance

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[Shark Poker]

Just as an alternative, is there any rust stain coming from the chain on the inside of the anchor storage?
Also is there any sign of anchor or chain damaging the inside wall?
Pauly

[Still_Dreamin]

Good thought Pauly, I will check it out tomorrow.

[WalrusLike]

Bummer mate... sorry to see a blemish on your lovely boat.

I suspect the crack formed when the fitting was installed but was invisible until the anchor hardware rusted a tad and the rusty water runs down the crack.

There's a couple of magicians on here that can make blemishes disappear. Maybe PM one of them?


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[Muddy Toes]

I'd be more concerned with the motor

[cobiaman]

I'd be more concerned with the motor

Beat me to it by 1 minute....

[Still_Dreamin]

And we wonder why threads get off topic when you two clowns are always on here.;D

[Muddy Toes]

Beat me to it by 1 minute....

Lets not bicker amongst ourselves.............

The real joke here is Brendan, lets not get side tracked.

[cobiaman]

The real joke here is Brendan, lets not get side tracked.

Lets not forget brendan waking up the entire population of south straddy after starting his motor that morning....

[Still_Dreamin]

Very good lads. Now back on topic

[Muddy Toes]

Did the screw that holds the cover on cause the flowcoat to crack?

Does the crack run into the screw hole?

[Still_Dreamin]

I think I need to remove the cover to be sure. It was sold with a ten year warranty but as they have been bought out by haines not sure where I stand. Thinking it is probably best if I leave it be and give AMC a call after the boat show to see what they say. Reluctant to pull things apart in case I get blame so that warranty can be voided.

[Muddy Toes]

Probably a good call seeing as though AMC built it.

As for the rust mate.............if your ground tackle has any rust on it i.e shackles, chain, bla bla bla then that should solve the rust problem. If not the it kind of leads to the screws used.

[bigjimg]

Remove all your chain,rode etc from the locker and you can bet there will be some fitting, gal thimble, screw that is happily rusting and causing the stain. As for the stress hairline crack in the gelcoat, probably too small a pilot hole for the gauge screw used and has been there from the fitment of that cowl. Just has now become visible due to the staining running out of the locker. No real way to remove it except dig out the crack and fill with flowcoat patch and polish it up. Done a couple on the hull of my boat and they are completely invisible. Jim

[Chang Jiang]

The advice the lads have given less the motors is good, and cant see you can do much more than to check ground tackle first and find what is rusting, unsure of warranty situation but my only real area that needs looking at is the whole that penetrates the anchor well, is the core (foam) fully sealed, in the pictures it does not appear to be and exposed core is a worry to getting moisture into core over time this can cause expansion or swelling .

terry

[Beatsworkin2]

No foam core core matt down the side the rust stain is from well or a lower grade stainless the problem has been there since day one from when the screw was put in without countersinking hole before screwing no big thing to fix just die grind out and fill with gel coat or contact amc and ask for it to be fixed this is only a 10 minute job

[Still_Dreamin]

Rust is not from anchor well. Pulled all the gear out of the anchor well and no signs of rust. I guess it is from the screw. Should it be sealed up there as it isn't just the raw cut, at least that is how it looks to my untrained eye.

[Haji-Baba]

My bet is that you have a low grade stainless screw holding the fitting in place and it will continue to rust forever. Run a magnet over all your stainless fittings and find out what you really have got.

The crack probably was formed by the expansion of the screw in the glass.

I have S.S. plates and fittings on my tinnie rack above the Colorado and they have stained the roof.

Mine looks like the real thing but it is crap. Your best bet is a magnet. Give it a go.

Have fun Haji-Baba

[Haji-Baba]

Just as an alternative, is there any rust stain coming from the chain on the inside of the anchor storage?
Also is there any sign of anchor or chain damaging the inside wall?
Pauly

Hey Fat Buoy, I just read your finishing comment to my wife re: her shoes and fishing rods,
and her reply quote: I would have no "B" rods.

Haji-Baba

[Chang Jiang]

Yes mate all cut out should be sealled even if it is core mat?? and it is unuasual for rust to go up hill, if it is from screw below crack