How big of a deal is gelcoat repair?
Today I noticed about a 5 inch long hairline crack in the gelcoat on the side of my NL camper. It is still under warranty until July 2014 so I'm sure NL will take care of the cost. However I'm not sur...
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wnjj, kerry, & bobndot - thanks for the tips, links and info.
Superdave - I am concerned about the underlying cause as well. I sent pictures off to the dealer to forward to NL so they can decide what I need to do. If it is structural the camper has a 6 year structural warranty. I just don't want to have to take it to Canada and be without it while it gets rebuilt.
It has not been damaged in that area, i.e. I didn't run into anything and nothing has run into it that I know of. It is possible that something hit it while I wasn't around, like an eagle flew into it or something, but there are no signs of any other damage so that's highly unlikely. The only sign of anything is this crack.
Being that it is less than a year old I was a little shocked to discover this crack. At first I thought it was just a hair but it didn't move when I tried to wipe it off. It is invisible unless you are standing right up close to the side. It isn't deep either as it barely catches a nail as I run my finger tip across it.
I'll keep it posted what NL does about it but they did great taking care of my last issue. Here are a few pics of the crack.
Superdave - I am concerned about the underlying cause as well. I sent pictures off to the dealer to forward to NL so they can decide what I need to do. If it is structural the camper has a 6 year structural warranty. I just don't want to have to take it to Canada and be without it while it gets rebuilt.
It has not been damaged in that area, i.e. I didn't run into anything and nothing has run into it that I know of. It is possible that something hit it while I wasn't around, like an eagle flew into it or something, but there are no signs of any other damage so that's highly unlikely. The only sign of anything is this crack.
Being that it is less than a year old I was a little shocked to discover this crack. At first I thought it was just a hair but it didn't move when I tried to wipe it off. It is invisible unless you are standing right up close to the side. It isn't deep either as it barely catches a nail as I run my finger tip across it.
I'll keep it posted what NL does about it but they did great taking care of my last issue. Here are a few pics of the crack.
