Hull repair

[Onexl85]

I have a 97 bayliner Ciera that must have been damaged loading to the trailer last season. From what I've read that part is known as the chine, and is not structural as it is formed after the hull. Looks like mostly gelcoat with a small tear in the fiberglass. Any advise on products and techniques is much appreciated
Thanks All!

 

[jbcurt00]

It may not be structural, but I don't think the chine was formed after the hull, and it probably does add some rigidity to the hull side, at least more then a flat panel would be.

The pix seems to be a little out of focus, any chance you could take a shot from further away to show the extent and location of the damage and another clearly pix to show the detail of the damage?

If it's not thru the fiberglass, that's good, but are you sure it occurred the very last time you put it on the trailer?

Is that dark color paint? The cream color behind it is the hull's gelcoat?

 

[Onexl85]

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Hey, thanks for responding,
The gelcoat of the boat is white I think that cream color is just staining. There is a small tear in the first layer of fiberglass, I stuck a flathead in there and it is solid, also checked in the cabin and foward bilge for rot and staining. There was nothing.
Is this a major repair?
Here is another pic, trying to take better pick but they come out n/g

 

[Onexl85]

Btw, I'm praying it happened the last time it was put on the trailer! I did run a moisture meter over the entire hull that showed no moisture present

 

[MTboatguy]

It is hard to tell from the quality of the picture, but it should not be to difficult to repair if and it is a big if it is not completely through the hull, you will have to grind all of the roughness out of it, then lay some new roving or mat and reform to match the existing hull. If you plan on doing it yourself, you need to read up on different types of mat, roving, resins and gel coat applications to figure out what is going to be the best combination to fix it as clean as possible. Might pay to do some searching here and also take some good quality pictures and drop by the local boat store that does hull repair so you can see in person what it takes to repair this type of damage.

 

[DeepBlue2010]

Don't rely on moisture meter readings through a fiber glass layer, this will never give you an accurate reading. Going the DIY route is not that hard but requires some skills. For sure there is enough expertise here in iBoats to guide you through it if you decide to do it yourself. One route you might want to also explore before making your decision is to use your insurance policy. Even if you did this yourself when getting the boat on the trailer, the comprehensive part of your insurance policy still can cover it. Best of luck to you and keep us posted.

 

[Woodonglass]

Welcome to the iBoats Restoration Forum!
Which size of Cierra is she? Where on the Hull/Chine is this damage? Do you have any former fiberglassing experience? Are you wanting to attempt this repair yourself? Where are you located? Do you trailer the boat frequently or seasonally? Is she currently on the trailer? Do you have access to the damaged area from the inside?

 

[Onexl85]

Thanks for all the replys, had a friend come over that has done repair like this before. He is confident in that we should inject resin, and re gelcoat,

 

[gm280]

Onexl85, certainly not trying to tell you what to do, but if you are not going to grind out the area and go back with fiberglass mat or woven glass material, at least mix your resin with some milled glass strands and some thickener to help with the bonding and stress it will receive. Straight resin isn't going to hold long or be nearly as strong as the rest of the hull... Just my opinion!

 

[Onexl85]

Gm280, thanks for your input,
What I was thinking is
1) Grind back to good fiberglass
2) smooth out with resin
3) add fiber glass mat
4) replace gelcoat
Sound right?

 

[gm280]

Sound better then what I thought you were going to do... I thought you were merely going to mix resin and be done with it. Yes mat will work and even a couple layers would help out better. The more layers the more strength. And if you can go out further with each layer to help with the patch and strength...

 

[Onexl85]

I think resin alone would fall out. Thanks for your advice! Sure appreciate all the help I can get!