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I'm not talking about the usual stress cracks that all boats have. I'm talking about the random cracks that I've only seen in Whalers that cover the entire horizontal surface that has been exposed to sunlight. I've seen them in Whalers that were as few as 5-6 years old and all of the older ones that haven't been under cover most of their life. I've been around boats for most of my life and worked on them for a long time and I can't think of another manufacturer that has such bad gelcoat. But, they're still my favourite boats at 15' and 17'.

I can't decide what I want to do. At least they're concentrated on a few large kind of flat spots. I've got a long weekend coming up so I'll have to decide by then. I want this boat in the water for the summerB)