joeb wrote:
At the very least, I'd like to think that I'm better off making the
fiberglass repair than if I just used an epoxy stick and slapped some
epoxy over the hole

Yep thats for sure. At the least its keeping the inside dry till you
cam have her blocked up with space to work this winter. YOU NEED TO
CHECK OUT THE REPLIES IN REC.BOATS.CRUISING as there is potentially a
serious issue with missing ballast.

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