Gelcoat Crazing and Structural Integrity

Hi,

My first glass glider was a cheap, but well-crazed, 15 meter ship that
I flew for 5 years before trading up to a newer model.

Other then potential performance issues (if not sanded smooth) ... do
we have any cases where moderate/heavy crazing led to damage to the
underlying glass ... which grounded the ship at annual - or which
caused an in flight failure.

If you have crazing, but sand and wax the ship occasionally - does
this provide sufficient protection - say for 5 years - until you got
around to refinishing.

thanks,

KK