fiberglass repair

[mkroher]

Hello all. Happy early summer!

I have an 21ft 1988 Larson cuddie. The boat is in nice shape. Some people called it a junk boat...but they have no imagination.

The boat has a few stress cracks. I mean just a few. None on the hull, mostly on the deck. I've been doing a lot of reading on fiberglass repair/restoration. Every article I read has new vocabulary, and it's getting more frustrating. One wouldn't see the cracks unless your anal like me and look for them. Is there something I can use to seal them, and not go into extensive work with X resin and Y blah-rap-blah and Z thingamajig? The interior needs most of the work, so I want to "bandaid" the exterior so I can enjoy the boat while slowly fix the interior.

Also, does anyone recommend a good website/book/video/how-to to learn about fiberglass repair? The boat does have some inconspicuous damage that I wish to fix in the future.

Thanks,
-Michael

 

[Bondo]

Re: fiberglass repair

Also, does anyone recommend a good website/book/video/how-to to learn about fiberglass repair?

Ayuh,......... You're Here Now............

Unless you Fix the Flex that caused the Stress Cracks in the 1st Place,......
They'll return in No Time..........
Which brings you Back to the "and not go into extensive work with X resin and Y blah-rap-blah and Z thingamajig?"

 

[ondarvr]

Re: fiberglass repair

The short answer is "no".

If you don't want to fix them correctly now, then don't touch them.