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Topic: Topper dinghies...
Posted By: RichTea
Subject: Topper dinghies...
Date Posted: 14 Dec 14 at 8:02pm
Those that know about toppers, what does the patchy faded sections on this topper indicate:
This picture it is on the port side near the transom



on the second picture it is over the front and also a patch by the mast section. I am looking at them on behalf of a parent but cant answer her question so am calling on you lot!


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RS200



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Posted By: PeterG
Date Posted: 14 Dec 14 at 8:32pm
Looks to me like there have been impacts there at some time. No real idea if they matter or not - worth pushing on the bit on the foredeck perhaps and seeing if it's soft or deformed? Not much you can do really whatever it is!

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Peter
Ex Cont 707
Ex Laser 189635
DY 59


Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 14 Dec 14 at 8:49pm
Or it could just have been left for an extended period with a cover with holes in...


Posted By: laser193713
Date Posted: 14 Dec 14 at 8:51pm
Or scuffs from the cover that have become a bit more uv sensitive? Could have had some wet kit left under the cover perhaps.


Posted By: jharvey
Date Posted: 14 Dec 14 at 8:55pm
Sailing Solutions have an article about dealing with faded decks and bruising.
http://www.sailing-solutions.co.uk/blog/deck-colours-and-repairs


Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 14 Dec 14 at 9:06pm
They are pressure marks. The one that would worry me is the one at the corner of the mast gate where I suspect a screw has been over tightened.  I would want to know that this hasn't caused a crack that then leaks into the hull.  As for the ones on the gunnel, look underneath and see if there is a crack there or if the deck and hull have separated at all.  Those again can be points where the boat can leak.  The discolouration on the foredeck is the least of your worries, provided there is no cracking.  Colour can be restored through judicious use of a heat gun.  

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Posted By: RichTea
Date Posted: 14 Dec 14 at 9:23pm
Thanks all, very helpful.

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RS200


Posted By: piglet
Date Posted: 14 Dec 14 at 10:28pm
I tried a heatgun on a red hull but the result was patchy and inconsistant so I gave up.
The marks on the gunwale near the transom look like collision bruising. The fordeck marks could just be fading patches.
If it holds air I wouldn't worry.
Why do the red ones fade in a circular patch on the fordeck?



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