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Hi Greg, Wow - very nice boat. Very clean. I'm in Cleveland so it's a bit far for me but I certainly appreciate the offer. I'll keep in in mind because I could have it shipped to my marina.

Thanks for the advice guys. I've decided to walk away from this one. Really nice boat relative to the layout and equipment. However, I'm not really looking for a project (or a headache).

Hello, Newbie to the forum but not boats in general. I've primarily owned aluminum hull boats or pontoons. I have had a few fiberglass, but not in the last 10 years. I've always thought Chaparral made good high-quality boats and that's what has attracted me to this 276. The problem is, it has some gelcoat damage. I've only known gelcoat to fail in one way - impact. However, the dealer indicated it is not from an impact and just a cosmetic defect. They may be correct - I don't know. I was hoping to get some experts here on the forum to comment. Here are links to the pictures. Let