1. Wiping down repaired sections with acetone. Grinding out damaged glass.
2.cutting fiberglass patch/es to fill out damaged area.
3. Wet hull with resin, wet fiberglass, lay fiberglass, cover with peel ply wet out.
4. Sand and sand some more.
5. Wipe down with acetone, apply filler/ fairing compound to fine tune/ blend in with existing structure
6. Sand , clean, gel coat etc...
Would this work for me?
The last picture shows a crack in the floor. There is a patch on the outside as well, functional but once again not the prettiest. I assume that this could be due to aging glass. Is there a way to reinforce this? Possibly by adding another layer(s) of glass to inside? The floor seems kind of thin and I worry about the hull rupturing since I don't know exactly how this happened (maybe it just fell off the top of their car?) Maybe this is just overthinking it. I don't think there is a wood core at all on any of the boat (maybe adding some marine ply and glassing in would achieve added strength) on floor. What weight/ type of glass should I use? Woven roving? Chopped strand? Layers of both?
I primarily run in rivers with sand/gravel/ mud bottoms and had contemplated coating bottom in graphite layer as well. Any input on this would be appreciated as well.
Finally, there is a small transom on back (accepts up to 5hp) the way this is designed it seems that the side material is independent of top and has separated to fix this separation would I fillet the seams with "peanut butter" which is wood flour mixed resin? I currently do not have pictures but will try to remember to take some tomorrow.
I'm going to continue to read up on fiberglass repair in the meantime while I patiently await any input/ feedback! Thanks for looking!
P.S. if anyone knows anything about these boats/ any experiences with them please let me know!
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