Hi everyone,
I've been working to rehab my 1982 J/24 for a few months and have put a lot of work and money into it. Today I was shop vacuuming all the mess and did the bilge too. After cleaning it, I noticed cracks about 2 inches away from the bolts around the aft bilge compartment (See Pictures). I know I should have checked this before I started, but I looked and didn't notice them or I just didn't look hard enough. Is this a death sentence or are there ways to determine the extent of the damage and mitigate? I don't even know exactly what the bolts go through or what the cracked material is, doesn't seem like fiberglass, more like concrete .
concrete...
Any help is much appreciated. I was set to splash in a few weeks.
-Christian
I've been working to rehab my 1982 J/24 for a few months and have put a lot of work and money into it. Today I was shop vacuuming all the mess and did the bilge too. After cleaning it, I noticed cracks about 2 inches away from the bolts around the aft bilge compartment (See Pictures). I know I should have checked this before I started, but I looked and didn't notice them or I just didn't look hard enough. Is this a death sentence or are there ways to determine the extent of the damage and mitigate? I don't even know exactly what the bolts go through or what the cracked material is, doesn't seem like fiberglass, more like concrete .
Any help is much appreciated. I was set to splash in a few weeks.
-Christian