The boat is only a small 16 foot Scout center console. There seems to be no
other damage other than just the gel coat being ground off. Guess I'll just
patch it for now and have someone make it pretty later, after all no one
will see it but the Asain carp just before they knock off my sunglasses
again. What would happen if I use it before I patch it? Would I cause any
other damage?

How does a boat escape? I like catching catfish. My fishing partner likes
catching squirrels. Guess I tied my partner to my wrist better than I tied
up my boat. My partner is a Great Dane.

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:14:13 -0500, "mgarvie"
wrote:

What would happen if I use it before I patch it? Would I cause any
other damage?

My guess is no. If there is no way for water to soak into coring or
something, it doesn't seem like it would do much harm You will want it
clean and dry when you patch it. You do have the other options of duct
tape, and denial. I would ignore it if I could. I mean, so what if the
barnacles are sneering.

Casady