any ideas on fiberglass livewell repair

[jonboy]

My father has an 01 18ft Blazer. That year they made thier own livewells from fiberglass instead of plastic like most boats. He actually sent it back to blazer and had them repair it several years ago but the repair didnt work.
The livewell is intact but has hairline cracks all through it. When full it leaks like a sprinkler system. I was looking for some ideas to stop the leaks without spending the money on replacing them. I was thinking of a rubber coating or somthing that would be flexible that may work. I thought somthing like rhino spray in bedliner might work. Any ideas ?

[bass1cpr]

   I worked on a blazer with the same problems no real easy fix. Their part of the cap and you need to pop the cap off and fix them from the out side with more class and resin making them thicker. Then you';; need to sand the inside and respray them with gelcoat block sand and then spray clear.

[jonboy]

I have never poped a cap before nore do i have the facilities to do so, on top of that I dont have any experience with fiberglass. Im sure I could figure it out but if any way possible I would like to avoid having to do all that. What we need to do is take it to somebody that knows what they are doing, I know, but money is a real problem.
Right now we just have them plugged off from the back but he has been pestering the snot out of me to try somthing. His latest idea is that rubber spray he seen on tv where they put the screen door on the bottom of a boat and coated it.
For what it is, somthing like that may work but I dont want to make a bad situation into a horrible situation.

[PD Fisher]

May consider that bed liner that you roll on. Just a suggestion.

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[bass1cpr]

   I understand the no money and lack of experience. Not a lot of people can pop a cap off of a boat. The spray on rubber is not a good Idea. Bed liner material might work for a while. You can get by without the clear on the gel coat if they are resprayed but gel coat by itself would not fix the problem either.

[BOATS]

Just make sure what ever you use it is not toxic to fish.

[hockeyref]

If you can get to the crack. Sand out the crack in a v shape. Then go by marine tex fill in the crack and wait for it to dry. Make sure you spread it in the crack and on both side of the crack. Sand all rough edges. It will not harm the fish. We use it to repair impellers on drinking water pumps. I am not good on a computer so if you don't understand send me a pm with your number and i can call and explain it to you.

[Shorthaired]

There is a product for refinishing bath tubs. I wonder if that would work.

[jonboy]

thanks for your input guys but I havent seen any replys that I think would work. Hockyref had a cool idea but its not one crack. Its spyder webbed small enough that you cant see them. When you fill the livewells the weight of the water causes them to open up and leak. Thats why I was thinking something flexible would be the best option.
I appreciate all of your input, ther were some good ideas but it looks like we will just have to save up and fix it the right way.

[tt350z]

Have you looked into flex seal?

Comes in white so it'll match the live well.

http://www.asseenontvjunkies.com/Flex-Seal-Brite--White-Liquid-Rubber-In-A-Can_p_4701.html