Originally Posted by
cavernmech
If its down the slot of the tube it's gonna be trickier.
If the crack isn't too big (=<5mm) maybe you could drill a hole there to stop the crack from going further and alleviate a future stress riser. I noticed something like that on the Rivendell we're building up right now.
Edit: Oops, that sounds like a nastier crack than I initially thought.