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Re: Cracks in my boat what the heck???
[Re: Neverenuff]
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05/27/12 01:14 PM
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Bruce's
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impact or bump it don't take much
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Re: Cracks in my boat what the heck???
[Re: Neverenuff]
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05/27/12 01:20 PM
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T Bird
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Curious. What model Nitro are we talking about?
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Re: Cracks in my boat what the heck???
[Re: T Bird]
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05/27/12 01:59 PM
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Re: Cracks in my boat what the heck???
[Re: Neverenuff]
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05/27/12 05:20 PM
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I do see a small scuff mark near the cracks on the bottom, maybe I did hit somthing at some point. I never felt it so it must have been very minor. I dont know, I guess Im gonna call my insurance company.
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Re: Cracks in my boat what the heck???
[Re: Pat Goff]
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05/27/12 09:10 PM
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ogles824 (aka Lakewaydr50)
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Hate to bust anyone's bubble here, but that isn't stress cracks, those are impact cracks. *Something* hit you.
I'd be finding my insurance rep, I'm not here to spread any sunshine on Tracker marine, but this one isn't on them.
Stress cracks won't spread from hull to cap, those are two different molds, and stress cracks Never look like spider web, spreading out, they will be longer and in relation to a stringer or rigid part of the hull.
Sorry to tell the truth.
Never he does have a point, makes me wonder if someone may have backed into it while you had it parked somewhere. Bottom line is something definately created an impact to create those stress cracks............
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Re: Cracks in my boat what the heck???
[Re: Neverenuff]
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05/28/12 12:20 AM
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FZ1
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Take it to the dealer,first,and see what's wrong,before,you call the insurance company.
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Re: Cracks in my boat what the heck???
[Re: FZ1]
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05/28/12 12:33 AM
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Take it to the dealer,first,and see what's wrong,before,you call the insurance company. Thats what Im gonna do. Im taking it to bass pro in the morning, I already talked to them today. They are open tomorrow.
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Re: Cracks in my boat what the heck???
[Re: Neverenuff]
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05/28/12 02:08 AM
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jbaseball33
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it almost looks like an egg after you boil it, hope all works out with little damage to the pocket book
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Re: Cracks in my boat what the heck???
[Re: jbaseball33]
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05/28/12 02:10 AM
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The water was pretty hot last time I went to the lake. Perhaps it got hard boiled!!! Bahhhaha . Thanks man me too it almost looks like an egg after you boil it, hope all works out with little damage to the pocket book
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Re: Cracks in my boat what the heck???
[Re: Neverenuff]
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05/28/12 07:20 AM
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Nitrodriver
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These are stress cracks in the gel coat and they are easily repaired. There is no structural damage according to the shop that repaired mine. He told me to keep using it and he would call me when he had the right colors in his hands. The dealer should have got on this immediately because the Nitros have a lifetime hull warranty. These are usually caused by stress buildup during the curing process and are more common in finishes with a lot of metalflake in them. My 2005 developed some in the same general vicinity and were repaired under warranty in 2007. I had no more problems and I run some pretty rough water on Amistad and Falcon. The biggest problem that I had was for the dealer to get the right color flakes to match. While my boat was in the local repair shop, there were several other brands in there with the same problems.
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Re: Cracks in my boat what the heck???
[Re: Neverenuff]
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05/28/12 04:45 PM
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Well I just dropped the boat off at bass pro service dept. this morning. They where very nice looked at and said they have seen this before. They said the next step is to take photos and send them to tracker and see how they want handle it. I will keep you all posted.
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Re: Cracks in my boat what the heck???
[Re: Neverenuff]
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05/28/12 05:06 PM
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jumpnjohnfish
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What BPS did you take it to?
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Re: Cracks in my boat what the heck???
[Re: Neverenuff]
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05/28/12 08:38 PM
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Re: Cracks in my boat what the heck???
[Re: Neverenuff]
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06/01/12 02:56 PM
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Bug-e
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I'm considering a Nitro in the future so I am really curious how they handle this.
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Re: Cracks in my boat what the heck???
[Re: Neverenuff]
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06/01/12 08:53 PM
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Still waiting to hear anything. Service guy said it might take up to two weeks. I will update you all as quick As I get a response.
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