Advice for fixing a crack in fishbox hatch

[bobterisch]

Hello Everyone,
I have been reading your posts for quite a few months but this is my first post. First of all thanks to you all; I have learned so much about about Aquasports in a short time. I bought a 2002 225 Explorer in October. One of the fishbox hatches has a good size crack(pics attached I hope). I would appriciate some guidance about how to stop this from getting worse and repair this crack.
thanks in advance
Bob

[pete]

the only way that I know to fix that is to grind down to solid glass and build it back up with fiberglass,then either paint or gelcoat.I have seen a product on ship shape tv that is a flexible nonskid mold to fix nonskid.good luck

[jdevoid]

I have the same issue with my 225 explorer But my crack is actually a splitting or peeling of the top layer of the hatch. I will have to get it fixed. I will post pics

[bobterisch]

Thanks Guys.

[Ken G]

I happened to see an ad for the Non-skid mold in a BoatUS magazine this evening.  You can find the mold at MAS Epoxies:

http://www.masepoxies.com/public/index. ... tid=777755

[bobterisch]

Thanks Ken. Looks nice and easy also.

[gran398]

Bob,

This looks like no biggee. If it were my boat, I'd live with the ugly for awhile, chalk it up to a fishing boat. Then when you're tired of looking at it, pull it (hatch cover) flip it over, dig out the rot, and put a heat lamp on it. Then fill the void with epoxy and filler (dried cypress slivers) from the backside.
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Cheap fix. Spray the backside of the hatch flat black............go Ninja!

Keep us posted on the fix.