Crazing above the hard chine

[oldbluesplayer]

Padre - my take is that's the start of some serious seperation, and is probably a cause to the crazing you noticed, caused as you guessed by hull flexure. Don't know if you've noticed, but CSN and I have had some discussions about Seafari 20 door frame problems, which I believe are of a similar cause, weakening of the hull/liner bond, causing a weakening of the re-inforcement that the liner provides to the hull, and vice versa.

Sounds like you've got a real seperation problem starting, which leaves each piece to stand on it's own, lesser strength, without the benefit of the mutual support each provides the other.

I think you want to get that liner re-bonded to the hull, before tackling too much of the rough stuff.

I would also suggest you look down inside the forward V-berth platform hatch. Look down and back, at the inside face of the lower liner walkway endwall (endwall of walkway between the berths) - I say this because I found serious seperation of the lower liner from the hull at this hidden inside point - where the liner was tabbed to the hull was completely broken free, and it was noticeable in the boat, an increased torsional looseness of the hull, particularly crossing chop, etc, at an off angle, as opposed to head on. All the parts have to work together, as designed, to maintain maximum hull strength.

If winter up here would just go away, I need to get in there and take some pix, so you and CSN and other Seafari guys, can see what I'm seeing.

Anyways, not a major problem, ie, not hard to rebond.

Bill