Gel coat cracks…

[Tgoertz]

I bought my 25SC new in April 2021. Boat has been awesome. Have about 250hrs on it already.
3 weeks ago after cleaning it (highly recommended hot sauce to keep it shiny) I noticed spider cracks in the gel coat. Looked like an impact on the side, but the cracks in the same location on both sides of the hull.

Cobalt has been great and said the repair will be under warranty. The cracks are where cross-beam bulkhead support is.
Has anyone heard of this kind of problem before?
I’m concerned there is a structural issue and that this will continue to happen.

[NautiWeasel]

Ouch, that doesn't look good at all. Glad to hear Cobalt acknowledges it's a defect, and will be fixing it. Hopefully it's a permanent fix.

[billk2632]

Curius how they are fixing it -- is it being sent back to Cobalt? There must be enough movement where the bulkhead is tabbed into the hullside to cause the stress cracks -- if they don't fix that I am certain it will happen again.