Advice on fixing holes and cracks.

[htuong95]

I am going to paint my boat soon and I need some advice. Can Marinetex fix the following problems? How would you go about doing it? Thanks.

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/8206/cracksob5.jpg
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/6089/cletsdo3.jpg
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/1859/loopvr3.jpg
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/6340/sidezi3.jpg

 

[tommays]

Re: Advice on fixing holes and cracks.

Well

Most of what i see is cracks around cleats from the glass flexing SO without making the boat stronger in those areas OR putting much bigger backing plates to reinforce them it is hard to say how long a surface repair would last



More will come along and give better advise


Is that a sailboat as people with the same type of boat my be able to offer specific advise

 

[Coors]

Re: Advice on fixing holes and cracks.

Yep, bigger backing plates.

 

[oops!]

Re: Advice on fixing holes and cracks.

toms post is totally correct......


pic #1 and 4 are gellcoat crazing caused by immpact damage....

i think youll find those cracks go straight thru the fiberglass.
grind out the affected area clean with acetone.

you might want to add a layer of glass matt

then fill with marine tex....or fill with gellcoat

 

[htuong95]

Re: Advice on fixing holes and cracks.

Thanks for the input guys. The boat is a 14' glasspar Lido.