Stress cracks on ama hulls near backstay chainplates

sfdavenport · Post by **sfdavenport** » Mon 08 Aug 22, 20:35

Hello--New to the furom and have a question about a Dragonfly 920 that I'm looking at potentially making an offer on. I noticed that on the aft inside hull of each ama, near the backstay chainplate, there is a series of vertical stress cracks in the paint (looks like newer awlgrip) that run from the waterline up to about 6 inches from the gunnel. They begin just aft of each chainplate and extend forward about a foot or so past each chainplate. Is this typical to see in a 920, or is it a sign of a structural issue? I understand that this is a high load area, and I didn't see any evidence of cracking inside the ama hulls when looking through the inspection hatches, but just want to figure out what I'm getting into. Thanks for any info. Great forum BTW!

mwattsb14 · Post by **mwattsb14** » Thu 11 Aug 22, 9:51

Hard to give any real opinion without photos. Ultimately they are polyester boats and built well but light so with the loads there is some flex and it may be purely cosmetic with paint/gelcoat being less flexible.