how To repair this?

[duckz]

It isn’t huge but I’d like to smooth it over? Can I get some epoxy or something to cover it up?
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[wbrown609]

https://www.jbweld.com/products/waterweld-epoxy-putty

I have used this on fiberglass pool that a piece of lawn furniture knocked a hole in from storm. It set under water and has held for years.

[Saltydog235]

MarineTex

[Saltydog235]

MarineTex can. Or you can get a gel coat repair kit from West Marine or online and mix the color when you apply it.

[duckz]

Is there any structural difference that would make me want to actually get the gel coat repair over the marine tex or jbweld ? I am not trying to cheap out but $10 vs $40, same product or not ?

[Saltydog235]

MT is an epoxy putty basically. The Gelcoat repair is gel coat for gouges like that.

[duckz]

This ?

https://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-...2?recordNum=59

[SouthernWake]

Looks like you are through the gelcoat layer...Grind/dish it out, glass back in layering, sand, fair, gelcoat/paint

At least if you go the epoxy etc route hit it with a grinder to clean it up first.

[BET]

There is way more information on Google and YouTube for stuff like this

[Johnny Reb]

That’s thru the gelcoat and in to the sweat meat. Make sure there is no water/moisture in there before closing it back up.


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[TheSkipper]

Grind it out good. Fiberglass it.

[duckz]

Ok great, I'll do some more research. I was mainly just wanting to know if this was something I could do at home or if it was more serious that I needed to take it in somewhere.

[wbrown609]

Just depends on how nice you want it to look when it’s done.

[duckz]

you think 1/2oz would be enough to fill that in ? Ill sand it down a little first , but not a lot.

The link below is for a single tube of 1/2oz filler, or I can get the entire "kit" that has the color matching but is still only 1oz of product.


https://www.amazon.com/FIBRE-GLASS-E...oat+repair+kit

[Sportin' Woodies]

Flex tape. Dude rides a boat over sharks with a flex tape boat

[duckz]

Flex tape. Dude rides a boat over sharks with a flex tape boat

now that's funny.


I found a couple other little scuffs so I am going to get the bigger gel coat repair kit from West Marine. Since a few of the scratches are on the top I would like to color match the best I can instead of having a few white blotches all over! I appreciate the advice.


Although if you look at the picture below now I need some advice on repairing this. The guy before me installed a light bar, which is great except it looks like he used screws right into the fiberglass.

a) is there a way to get underneath that area and use a bolt with a nut on the end? I do have the front hatch but I cant seem to see back that far.

b) if not, what would be my best route to keep the light bar secure. Right now it is bouncing around and making a bigger hole from all the

movement.


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[Relentlous]

Unreal

[SouthernWake]

If you are going to be anal about a duck boat things are going to be very stressful for you.

That being said if you are trying to be that much of a perfectionist, strip everything off of it, fill all imperfections and fair it not worrying about color matching. Then send it to stumpnocker for a paint job and keep an extra quart for future use. Will likely be less expensive than a fiberglass shop filling and gelcoat matching everything.

[duckz]

Its not being anal.. the light bar literally wont stay still. The hole is now too big for the screw. I guess I can get larger screws and open up the holes in the light bar bracket.. but that seems silly because I feel like it will just knock loose again after hitting some big waves or trailering it around.

[hightech1953]

Fill the hole with epoxy. Drill out and put a rivnut .