luckyinkentucky
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Jul 29, 2007
- Messages
- 462
I was wondering if Marinetex will shine up like a gel coat finish. The reason I ask is that I have regrets about installing the access port in the bow of my boat when I replaced my bow eye. A 6" deck plate just takes up too much room on that already small area.
The bow eye is now solid as a rock with 16 layers of fiberglass covering the inner hull, 1/2" steel plate that measures 4" X 6", and double lock nuts holding the bow eye on that I sealed with 1/2 tube of 3M 5200 Marine Adhesive Sealant. I have no worries that it will ever give me a problem again.
I was thinking of installing 3 - 1/2" X 1" slats adhered to the existing plywood under the front with liquid nails or something like that. Then, I would fill the area in with 1 piece of 1" plywood cut to the size of the hole, and then lay down 3 layers of fiberglass over that. The final step would be to fill in with Marinetex if it is indeed what I need. Also, If I needed to fill in with MT, and then lay over a small film of gel coat I could do that too.
The area is not visible because it is covered by the rubber mat that covers the nose of the bow. The only thing is that I would know it was there even though no one else would, and I'm a perfectionist, so I need to do it right the first time.
Any suggestions?
The bow eye is now solid as a rock with 16 layers of fiberglass covering the inner hull, 1/2" steel plate that measures 4" X 6", and double lock nuts holding the bow eye on that I sealed with 1/2 tube of 3M 5200 Marine Adhesive Sealant. I have no worries that it will ever give me a problem again.
I was thinking of installing 3 - 1/2" X 1" slats adhered to the existing plywood under the front with liquid nails or something like that. Then, I would fill the area in with 1 piece of 1" plywood cut to the size of the hole, and then lay down 3 layers of fiberglass over that. The final step would be to fill in with Marinetex if it is indeed what I need. Also, If I needed to fill in with MT, and then lay over a small film of gel coat I could do that too.
The area is not visible because it is covered by the rubber mat that covers the nose of the bow. The only thing is that I would know it was there even though no one else would, and I'm a perfectionist, so I need to do it right the first time.
Any suggestions?
