Is this fiberglass

mrkrsll

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I had some issues with a little 12' boat that I think is a Gamerfisher. My understanding is that Gamefishers were some type of plastic that can not be fiber glassed, can anyone tell from this pic is this is fiberglass...
 

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djrowe007

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Looks like fiberglass to me, but I tried zooming in to further inspect to be sure and it just gets blurry. If you could take a closer pic or a higher resolution picture that would be great.
 
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Ned L

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Looks like 'fiberglass' to me. Fiberglass being a more common or generic term for "GRP" ( glass reinforced plastic), which is a woven, non-woven, or a combination of both that is infused and bonded by a type of bonding agent (usually Polyester, vinylester or epoxy resin).

I think I know what you are referring to about some older Gamefisher boats. What you are showing is not one of those.
 

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Can we see some pictures of the entire boat? It does look like fiberglass (does it taste like fiberglass ? :D ). some of the Gamefisher boats were an injection mold type of fiberglass, not the traditional cloth fiberglass.
 

mrkrsll

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Can we see some pictures of the entire boat? It does look like fiberglass (does it taste like fiberglass ? :D ). some of the Gamefisher boats were an injection mold type of fiberglass, not the traditional cloth fiberglass.


I had another thread started here that shows the boat before I started ripping it apart:

http://forums.iboats.com/forum/boat-...ber-glass-info

I should have just added to that one.

Rotted Transom Removed
https://imgur.com/LjYJioX

Closer Image of hull under the center support bench
https://imgur.com/bTU95eX

Rotted center support bench
https://imgur.com/K5IbY8O

https://imgur.com/82a7EyS
 
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