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Hey all,
Just bought my 1st ski, 2022 gp1800r and I'm new to the forum. I have a ton of questions but first I would like to add that I am a veteran auto painter of 30 years.I've painted everything from cars, boats, helicopters, rockets and I even painted somebody's toilet seat (really). Basically I've painted just about everything. So I would be more than happy to contribute any knowledge I have. If anyone has any finish repair questions please feel free to reach out.
Now on to my question of the day...
Was out this past weekend and I jumped a couple waves, nothing crazy, about 5-6ft of air.
On my third jump I hit pretty hard, not devastating, but hard enough to toss me from the ski a few feet. When I got home I noticed a crack across the top and side of the gunwale and it runs under the rub rail but not into the hull, just the top. And it's not just a flex crack in the paint, it's down into the composite. Whether or not it went all the way through I don't know, as there is no access to the back side.
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Now I know "cracks happen" but what's bugging me is where its at. There are no scrapes/bumps or evidence of a compression fracture so the only thing that could have caused it was the impact from one of the "small" jumps. But I really wasn't that hard on it. I've seen peeps launch 20+ feet on these all day long. And I would assume the gunwale is probably one the strongest areas on the ski, I mean it's right in the area you would rig a hoist.
So I just don't get why it cracked in that area?
Anyone else out there had cracking in this area? Any thoughts or input would be appreciated.
Just bought my 1st ski, 2022 gp1800r and I'm new to the forum. I have a ton of questions but first I would like to add that I am a veteran auto painter of 30 years.I've painted everything from cars, boats, helicopters, rockets and I even painted somebody's toilet seat (really). Basically I've painted just about everything. So I would be more than happy to contribute any knowledge I have. If anyone has any finish repair questions please feel free to reach out.
Now on to my question of the day...
Was out this past weekend and I jumped a couple waves, nothing crazy, about 5-6ft of air.
On my third jump I hit pretty hard, not devastating, but hard enough to toss me from the ski a few feet. When I got home I noticed a crack across the top and side of the gunwale and it runs under the rub rail but not into the hull, just the top. And it's not just a flex crack in the paint, it's down into the composite. Whether or not it went all the way through I don't know, as there is no access to the back side.
Now I know "cracks happen" but what's bugging me is where its at. There are no scrapes/bumps or evidence of a compression fracture so the only thing that could have caused it was the impact from one of the "small" jumps. But I really wasn't that hard on it. I've seen peeps launch 20+ feet on these all day long. And I would assume the gunwale is probably one the strongest areas on the ski, I mean it's right in the area you would rig a hoist.
So I just don't get why it cracked in that area?
Anyone else out there had cracking in this area? Any thoughts or input would be appreciated.
