ggundersen3
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Dec 25, 2007
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I have a 1994 Bayliner 185 Capri with a Mercury/Force 120 OB. I noticed a few extremely fine hairline horizontal cracks in the gelcoat on the left/port side of the transom. I attached a pic. Is that from the weight of the 120 outboard over the years? Stress? Is it normal? Should I just monitor it or is immediate repair needed? For a portion of this boats life (one summer) the trim and tilt was not working and it was trailered without a transom saver. The motor was manually lifted and a block of wood was just placed and held in place with tie wraps to hold it up when trailering for that one summer only. The trim and tilt never was repaired but it's been trailered with a transom saver ever since that one summer. Did that cause this or is this normal for an older boat with a larger OB. Looking for expert opinion and advice here. Thanks in advance!