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    Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 8:09am
Looks like stress or "spider" cracks to me, have seen boats do this, not so much RVs. My 72 Vette gets these at stress points.
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Posts: 1214 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 7:36am
That looks to me to be an impact. You of course might not be aware of when, how it happened, but I would say it got hit. Maybe an extreme corner? A really tight back-in? The cracks all seem to eminate from a central point. I would look really good at that area and see if there is a mark. It's hard for me to tell from the photo but i think i can see a slight depression in the trim about where the center of the stress cracks come from. Thats my opinion
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Posts: 3227 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Feb 2018 at 8:13pm
Will be interesting to hear what FR says as to the cause of this.  That is extreme!
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Feb 2018 at 7:41pm
I have seen some cracks in the fiberglass gel coat, but not that extensive. I am sending you a PM..
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Posts: 4508 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Feb 2018 at 7:37pm
Haven't seen that before  
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Posts: 305 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Feb 2018 at 7:16pm
Hey guys, I’d appreciate the collective feedback from my fellow Podders on this one. Doing a winter escape in FL just now and this morning I noticed hairline cracking in the fiberglass in the lower corner just behind the solar panel connector. The Pod has never been hit or hit anything. It’s been very warm lately in the mid 80s each day. Pictures at the links below. I’m open to suggestions and comments.

https://instagram.com/p/BfhSa9SFuJb/
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