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General Activities => Main Message Board => Topic started by: saltygirl on March 14, 2016, 07:14:30 AM

Title: Cracks around motor mount holes
Post by: saltygirl on March 14, 2016, 07:14:30 AM
While measuring for sound insulation, I noticed cracks in the fiberglass near where the motor mount hole are. The mounts are intact,secure and have no noticeable damage.
Any thoughts or suggestions? We puchased this 1998 mkii last November.
Title: Re: Cracks around motor mount holes
Post by: Jim Hardesty on March 14, 2016, 09:01:31 AM
It's probably just cracks in the gelcoat and only cosmetic.  If you had a survey done it should have been noted on the survey.  I would just tap with a hard plastic hammer and see if it sounds solid.  Then with a marker mark the end of the crack and see if it is growing.  If you can, take pictures and post them here.
Jim
Title: Re: Cracks around motor mount holes
Post by: saltygirl on March 15, 2016, 04:51:10 PM
Thanks for the advice. I will mark it tomorrow.  The surveyor didn't find any Faults there, so hopefully it is just cosmetic.  :-))
Title: Re: Cracks around motor mount holes
Post by: Stu Jackson on March 17, 2016, 05:06:15 PM
Quote from: saltygirl on March 15, 2016, 04:51:10 PM
Thanks for the advice. I will mark it tomorrow.  The surveyor didn't find any Faults there, so hopefully it is just cosmetic.  :-))

Ed just had this discussion about his motor mounts. 

http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,8802.0.html (http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,8802.0.html)

You should also do a search on "toothpicks" which has been my "go to" solution.

Good luck.