People that do things like fish wrecks with homemade wreck anchors (usually
several on board) and what not could use some sole protection. If someone
like that put a vinyl liner in the boat, then it would make sense. I'd take
it out in between uses so the boat could properly dry out though.

Brian D



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William R. Watt wrote:
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Has anyone re-gelcoated their entire hull themselves ?

Not the hull, but had the entire cockpit professionally re-gelcoated
about 8 years ago. It was expensive, about a grand, and took several
days. Major dings and cracks were filled, then the gelcoat was sprayed
on, sanded, compounded and buffed down, more spraying the thin spots,
repeat, etc.; ended up looking like new. Maintenance since then has
been the same old thing, buff and wax.


Boats should come with white rubber or vinyl cockpit liners.
Replace every 5 years or so depending on level of use.
Wipe down with damp sponge otherwise.

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With a little care, an original fiberglass surface will last almost
indefinitely. With no care, it will be absolutely usable for a lifetime,
but may not look great.

There are a lot of 30 year old boats around that have not have any care
for quite a while, and most look pretty acceptable.

For those who need to see high gloss, you need to get a grip on what's
really important.