I've repaired the same crack in the bottom of a hull 4

times. The 4th try worked. The crack had to be completely ground away with about an inch wide hole in it. Then I ground each side of the crack to a point. I left lots of fiberglass "fray's" after the grinding. I glassed the top and the bottom at the same time. With the first coat of glass I overlapped the crack by about 3 inches on all sides and as I layed each additional layer I overlapped the last layer 3 inches. Before any of it dried I kept laying layers of mat, then cloth, then mat, then cloth, then mat, etc... until it was overkill and way too thick. I waited 24 hours before I touched it again. Then I came back and ground the bottom of the repair smooth and level, I also layed one more layer of cloth on the inside of the hull for asethetic (sp?) reasons after grinding the inside smooth. On the bottom I used mar-glass (fiberglass fibers mixed in with bondo) to fill in what very few imperfections there were. You've got to keep in mind that the bottom of the hull see's more stress than any other part of the hull (except for maybe the stringers) and it has to be S T R O N G !

I can tell you that laying glass on top of the crack will not work.
Laying glass on the top and mar-glass on the bottom will not work.
Laying glass on top of and underneath the crack will not work.
The crack has to be removed.