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OK, I posted this over on rec.boats, but there's to much politi-bs to
wade through, event though some people will give me some good advice. I have a 1977 Marquis 23 ft'r which I'm wanting to sound out to make a good river cruise this late summer/early fall, and I'm asking all kinds of questions about GPS, radios charts etc. but that's beside the point. So here's my question to those experienced in hull and fiberglass repair: OK, in my never ending quest for info, I thought I'd look at my big boat's hull. I haven't' found any blisters, but the hull has had something repaired on it in times past like to cover a gouge, or hard nicks. Nothing big, but some type of a tanish-colored 'epoxy repair' which has been applied to a couple spots on the port side, which are anywhere from the size of your thumb print to no larger than a "Kennedy half". I've tapped around on the hull from about bow to stern and all sounds solid with no dead thuds and nothing spongy. So I feel the integrity of the fiberglass is in good shape. I looked down the keel of the hull from the bow, and there have been several nicks that though seem to be on the surface, I feel they need to have some attention payed to them . I didn't see any sign of fiberglass core actually showing through, however there were some nicks that have gone deep enough to look like they've gone through the gell coat, to the green underlying fiberglass resin. I don't think that the boat has been abused, but sometimes hitting a good stick can cause such nicks, but this looks like it's tapped against some hard heavy rocks like what you might find lining a dock loading ramp or at a spill way. I don't think that water has infiltrated the fiberglass or at least nothing to cause blistering, but I am concerned a bit about it, that it needs some repair. One guy who likes to think with his mouth and not his mind looked at the nicks and suggested that I dab some fingernail polish on it. For pete's sake I know there's lots of fiberglass repair products out there but seeing I don't know much about it, I'd like somebody to recommend to me the choicest products and repair procedures. I don't know much about it, but am willing to try. Thanks for the consideration. Tim |
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