Gel coat Repairs Southwest suburbs of Chicago

[Raypex]

Hi guys, I am strongly considering the purchase of a boat that needs some hull repairs. I'd love some opinions of the damage and recommendations of where to have it done. The boat is 600 miles away and I'm trying to get some opinions before I buy.
Thanks as always!
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[muskyfins]

Is the boat in Chicago or are you in Chicago? I know two good guys in the north west suburbs.

 

[Raypex]

I am in the SW suburbs of chicago. Boat is in Tennessee. Is anyone familiar with Captain Nabbers in Morris?

 

[muskyfins]

Two guys to check out are

Bottoms Up Boat Repair in Johnsburg. If you give him some cash for his time, he might even make the road trip with you. He does insurance work for many boat manufacturers before they are sold.

The other one is Jim at Contour fiberglass repair. In Antioch. I saw him take a triton bass boat that was beat on the rocks of lake Michigan and make it look better than new. Very good guy but can be hard to reach at times.

 

[Woodonglass]

Based on the pics, that is very nominal and basic hull wear and tear. Nothing to be concerned about. The normal stuff you'd expect to see on almost any boat that has been used. Any DIY'r can effect those repairs for minimal dollars in a minimal amount of time with a High success rate. The most difficult part of the repair is the color match for the gelcoat. However the boat appears to be in fairly good condition and the gelcoat doesn't appear to be to badly sunfaded so, a call to the MFG should be able to determine the Gel Coat code and a match should be able to be determined and the mix formula developed for the proper match. the rest is fairly straight forward and simple.

 

[Raypex]

Thanks for the input guys. I would probably attempt the repairs but I had spinal fusion surgery two months ago. So, I am physically incapable of the labor.
I will try to contact the suggested people for some help.
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