What Can I Use To Fix This

[Ace52]

Would like to know the best way to fix this little knick up

 

[Black as]

Re: What Can I Use To Fix This

Whats this ? that needs fixing

 

[Ace52]

Re: What Can I Use To Fix This

Whats this ? that needs fixing

the side of the boat lol

 

[Black as]

Re: What Can I Use To Fix This

the side of the boat lol

Fiberglass, aluminum, wood?

 

[Ace52]

Re: What Can I Use To Fix This

Fiberglass, aluminum, wood?

Fiberglass i do believe its an Ebbtide if that helps

 

[Spinnaker]

Re: What Can I Use To Fix This

There looks to be water penetration and the glass under the gel has suffered from the impact. Do you just want a quick fix or to fix it right?
How big is this and is that on the edge of a body line?

 

[Ace52]

Re: What Can I Use To Fix This

There looks to be water penetration and the glass under the gel has suffered from the impact. Do you just want a quick fix or to fix it right?
How big is this and is that on the edge of a body line?

It's not to big of a crack so a quick fix would due justice.

the pic makes it look pretty big though

 

[ezmobee]

Re: What Can I Use To Fix This

MarineTex

 

[erikgreen]

Re: What Can I Use To Fix This

You can cover it up and make it look ok with marine tex and a little paint. Or fill with a polyester gelcoat repair putty and match the color of the purple gelcoat.

The right way to fix this is actually to separate the two pieces of glass (yes, this may mean removing the top cap or part of it) and examine the glass in the area of impact and behind it, remove any cracked or delaminated glass, repair as needed, re-gelcoat, sand, and rejoin the parts. That's an annoying place to get a ding like that.

You'd know better than we would what caused this and how hard the hit was, so you'd be the best person to judge how likely further damage is.

Erik

 

[lmannyr]

Re: What Can I Use To Fix This

Quick fix, Marine Tex. It comes in white only so it won't match. 15 mins and your done.

The right way.....Sand the gel coat down around it until you find good fiberglass. Sand off all delaminated glass. Keep the repair area smooth and very tapered. Apply poly soaked glass, layering it with larger subsequent pieces until your about level with the rest of the glass. Squeeze all the bubbles out during that process. Let it cure. Call spectrum Color and order an inexpensive gel coat repair kit to match the color. Mix the gel coat as directed. Apply the gel coat to the exposed glass area higher than the rest of the gel coat. Put some sort of barrier ( I use some left over clear plastic box scrapes) to seal the gel coat. Let it dry (hair drier speeds it up). Sand away.

Sounds like a lot of work but it s easy and just tedious.

Good luck.

 

[Ace52]

Re: What Can I Use To Fix This

thanks for the info!

 

[hartkdz]

Re: What Can I Use To Fix This

You Guys are savin me a bundle on do it yourself repairs
Was worried about keel damage on my flats boat costin about $500-$600 bucks.
I guess Ill knock it out myself
Thanks

 

[Ace52]

Re: What Can I Use To Fix This

You Guys are savin me a bundle on do it yourself repairs
Was worried about keel damage on my flats boat costin about $500-$600 bucks.
I guess Ill knock it out myself
Thanks

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