Fiberglass delam

otssmith

I'm in the middle of buying a 2002 Rinker 270 Fiesta Vee with a 15 inch diameter circle on the bow that is delam. The surveyor said it could take 500-750$ to fix. I live in South Bend IN and was wondering if Rinker knows of any places to fix this? I used to work in Goshen at Dutchmen RV for 6 years. The Rinker name I've heard good things. Does Rinker have a service shop?

Shane

Black_Diamond

Find Alswagg on here. He's near you and can help I'm sure.

Black_Diamond

Just a word of advise, you could easily be talking a few grand to fix that, or more.

TikiHut2

I'd guess it was a captains miscalculation divit or a dock wound. Sounds like you have an ideal offer from Al. Good luck with the new boat and welcome aboard.

Black_Diamond

I agree. I'd jump on the offer from Al.

otssmith

Thanks for the input. The surveyor called it a delam and marked it with a grease pencil and sent me a photo. How do you attach a photo here in the forum?

Black_Diamond

Just use the 'attach a file' link right below the response block.

TikiHut2

Attaching photos was discussed in the link below. Good luck with your delam. Mike

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otssmith

The delam has been marked with a grease pencil I would guess. I have not seen the boat in person.

TikiHut2

Sorry, I misunderstood when you said bow I thought it was on the fwd section of the hull not the deck.

A soft spot in the deck is a bit different than a delam. It's usually caused by water leaks as RY said, causing the backing material (usually balsa) to rot away. There are a number of ways to repair a soft spot but as Al said it isn't cheap if you want it done right, but it can definitely be fixed if you pour some cash on it.

Good luck, Mike