Posted by northeastern on 05/27/14 - 7:25 PM
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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)