Hello Glastron Family,
I am brand new to this forum. I recently became the happy owner of a 1983 Glastron Carlson CVX-17 with a Johnson 140. I've been repairing and replacing parts for the last few months and now I'm starting to look at the gel coat. There are no cracks on the bottom of the hull. Instead, it looks like a cat had its way with the bow and gunwales. I can feel the ones on the bow with my fingernail; the ones on the gunwales I can feel with my fingertips and I have to believe those ones are stress-related. I have been consulted to wet sand and buff these out. I have also been consulted to not wet sand but instead, find a place that can apply a layer of gel coat and be happy that the boat looks good from afar. Some of these cracks look very deep and my concern with wet sanding is the possibility of hitting the metal flake, as I have seen this happen to CV16SS.
Any suggestions are appreciated. It's nice to meet everyone.