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windsong
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Initially Posted - 10/13/2009 :  06:07:42  Show Profile
Dear Abby,
I've never written to you before, but I really need your advice.
I have suspected for some time now that my wife has been cheating on me. The usual signs are phone rings, but if I answer, the caller hangs up.
My wife has been going out with "the girls" a lot recently, although when I ask their names she always says, "Just some friends from work, you don't know them."
Last night she went out again and I decided to really check on her. Around midnight, I decided to hide next to the garage behind my boat so I could get a good view of the whole street when she arrived home from a night out with "the girls". When she got out of the car she was buttoning up her blouse, which was open, and she took her panties out of her purse and slipped them on.
It was at that moment, crouching behind the boat, that I noticed that there were some hairline cracks in the gelcoat, right where the side meets the transom.
Is this something I can fix myself or should I take it over to the boat yard to have it repaired?


P.S. Lest my wife murder me, I feel compelled to note that this is a joke.

Michael Hetzer
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2009 Catalina 250 WK HN984
Myrtle Beach, SC
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Ed Cassidy
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Response Posted - 10/13/2009 :  06:10:37  Show Profile
I don't really think taking her over to the boatyard will solve your problem. Just my opinion!
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DaveR
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Response Posted - 10/13/2009 :  08:13:19  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
Very funny stuff. I've got a few cracks too, but not enough to cause me to go have a repair done. Seems to me I heard here on the forum that unless they're really bad it's probably best to leave them alone.
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 10/13/2009 :  10:05:21  Show Profile
Since it's a new boat, I'd ask about warranty issues. I vaguely recall reading somewhere that cracks like you've described result from flexing of the hull during transportion on the trailer. I don't recall all the details so I'm not sure about the structural implications but, my feeble memory thinks that these are likely to be more cosmetic than structural.
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Response Posted - 10/13/2009 :  10:17:04  Show Profile
Warranty.

Now, your wife's name is...
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 10/13/2009 :  12:28:54  Show Profile
Dude, you are playing with fire!

Almost all boats get some cracking but yours is so new I'd have the dealer check it out. Should still be under warranty and they should repair it.
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DaveR
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Response Posted - 10/13/2009 :  13:38:53  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
Sorry Michael,
My comments were aimed at a boat made in 1989 or so, <b>not 2009</b>!
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windsong
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Response Posted - 10/13/2009 :  16:06:51  Show Profile
This is such a funny thread. Everyone's concerned about my gelcoat and not one word about my marriage! Of course, that's the point of the whole joke, and you have all played along perfectly. Bravo!
Let the record show: My marriage and my gelcoat are both fine.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 10/13/2009 :  17:34:50  Show Profile
So I guess you're not gonna tell me her name...
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redeye
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Response Posted - 10/14/2009 :  03:57:48  Show Profile
I just wanna know if she can fair out jellcoat.
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