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HiVoltg30




Joined: Jun 03, 2007
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:00 pm
Post subject: Repair of Stress Cracks?
I bought an old 60’s model 18ft Hydro Swift, it is in pretty darned good shape, and a good project boat… it only has a few Spider cracks (Stress Cracks) on the topside, my question is, what would I use to fill in the cracks before I paint the topside?
Thanks.

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