Noticed something new today on my IP38... The fiberglass pan in the bilge that covers the ballast in the keel sounds hollow when you tap on in, like there's now a void between the cement/iron ballast and the glass cap over the ballast (not to mention that I found a hull grid tab delaminated - know your boat!!!) investigating further, I pressed on some portions, and they gave quite easily - meanining I likely would be unable to crawl around in the bilge without breaking the pan - though my girth would probably preclude this before having to concern myself with breaking anything...
Has anyone else noticed this on their boats? I'm not sure I have anything to be concerned with, as our beloved boat is nigh 30 years young - some settling is to be expected. But I would feel a bit better if someone else in the IP community has experienced the same symptom. I had never noticed this before, and it was not noted in the pre-purchase survey. Most interested in knowing if this might indicate serious issues, or if it's nothing of which I should be concerned.
Obviously next step is to contact the factory - but I thought I'd ask the forum first.
Thanks in advance!!!
