I would Dremel out the crack and fill it with methelmethacrylate and sand to flush. This may stop the crack from spreading, it may not. It's a safe bet to put over 2K in your pocket.

Thanks so much for the recommendation. It sounds doable and I agree is worth it to save on the cost of the tub.

I'm with hollysprings. If I owned it and it was installed I'd fix it, but to I'd run like heck from this.

Thanks for the additional input. Given that the tub would be on the second floor and a leak could be disastrous, and the fact that the potential savings on the CL tub represents a very small amount of my total remodel budget, it sounds like I should forgo the possible savings/possible tub leak and look for a tub elsewhere. Thanks for the advice, it's very helpful.

If you aren't in a hurry you may find an undamaged one on CL if you can wait for it to appear.

EDIT If you have a Habitat Restore, this looks like the kind of thing that's just up their alley, too. Our local Restore is always too high end for me, the prices are usually good for what you get.

This post was edited by writersblock on Mon, Nov 4, 13 at 18:02

Sadly, I'm not in a hurry at all because my architect took exceptionally long to produce plans ready to file. They're being reviewed by the city now, so I won't be ready to install the tub for about 6 months. I'll continue to troll CL and check out our local Restore. Thanks!

I'm not seeing how this is going to be exposed much, if at all, being under mounted.
I'll bet these cracks are cosmetic and don't leak now. There is probably fiberglas mesh backing.