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I just bought my first Whaler. It's a 1967 13' I bought to striper fish in the bay. The problem I see is the hull has cracks all over it as does the interior floor. Cracks are everywere! I am in New England and it looks like it may be water soaked and then froze. I shoulda looked at it closer but it looked solid and the motor runs well so I figured what the heck. I'm sure I will get a few yeasr out of it but it's such a cool old boat I was thinking I might spruce it up over the winter. Is this a common thing???
Spider cracks are common for older whalers. There is a lot of info on the web to refinish older whalers and remove the spider cracks. I am very new to this compared to a lot of people on here but as long as the cracks don't go down through the gelcoat they should not be a big worry.
The thing you don't want is water to be able to get to the foam core of the boat.
Where in MA are you? I have a 76 montauk out of newburyport (north shore)
Might be good to weigh the boat and see where it's at if you suspect water intrusion. You can put a bathroom scale on each corner and add the weights up to get a total.
I am in Hampton ....just up the road. I will try the scales and see what it shows. I would think being an older boat is will be wet. I did a search but didn't find much on fixing the cracks. I will try the restoration search later. Thanks!
