Hello, im new to these forums, and am new to the mosquito class, after purchasing my first wood mossie in late september (1547). So far im very happy with the mossie, however after taking her for her first race at my local sailing club (Bribie Island, QLD) i noticed several cracks on the deck on both hulls infront of the forward cross beam whilst i was washing the hulls down after the race. There are 3-4 cracks on both hulls and range in size from about an inch to about 2.5 inches. From what I can tell, they appear to just be cracks in the gellcoat/paint, as i couldnt find any evidence of the crack on the inside of the hulls and the decks dont have any give in them. The cracks run roughly fore->aft and correspond to where the fore->aft supports underneath the deck join to the deck. Any advice on what kind of cracks they are (are they just gellcoat cracks, or do they look like they might run deeper), or how to ascertain what type they are, what may have caused the cracks, how i can fix the cracks/stop them from reoccuring in the same location/else where on the boat, and where i can get the materials/supplies neccessary for the repair. The following pictures are of several of the cracks as well as the inside of the hull just directly below where the cracks on one of the hulls are located. Any help/answers to these questions is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Michael.
Crack1Crack2Crack3Crack4Inside Hull
