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been doing lots of storm damaged boats lately.
a boat company that i am subcontracting to is buying up what some might call "cane" boats.
mostly re-keel jobs....but some major top damage as well....i did an 04 sea-doo that was caught UNDER a dock in a storm, many parts of that fiberglass hull just wern't there any more.
i had to basically re build from scratch the shape then gellcoat it and fair that one till it looked new.
currently i am re-keeling a 07 bayliner that sunk in a storm and the waves dragged across the rocky bottom till most of the gellcoat was gone and the wholes in the keel and strakes are as big as your fist.
the bayliner was supposed to take 3 weeks to finish....but they just acquired an 07 bluewater
the bluewater is comming in on monday or tuesday....so the bayliner needs to be out by the weekend, so the blue water can come in monday ish.
im really looking forward to working on this one cause its such a nice boat.
this boat was a victim of hitting something...
i have no idea what it was....but....it was hit sudden ...and fast !
let me tell ya.. volvo drives are tough !
the drive seems to be seperated from the transom
thats the easy part.......this is a little tougher
here you can see the holes in the hull
time line for me to repair this boat and have it ready to sell is 3 weeks
i hope i can get it done in time for the next one to come in because the cure times on the gellcoat are way down due to the cold snap of -20 we are currently in.
i posted all of this to let YOU know....that it does not matter how bad you think your boat is damaged...if it is a fiber glass boat....YOU can fix it like it was brand new.
cheers
oops
a boat company that i am subcontracting to is buying up what some might call "cane" boats.
mostly re-keel jobs....but some major top damage as well....i did an 04 sea-doo that was caught UNDER a dock in a storm, many parts of that fiberglass hull just wern't there any more.
i had to basically re build from scratch the shape then gellcoat it and fair that one till it looked new.
currently i am re-keeling a 07 bayliner that sunk in a storm and the waves dragged across the rocky bottom till most of the gellcoat was gone and the wholes in the keel and strakes are as big as your fist.
the bayliner was supposed to take 3 weeks to finish....but they just acquired an 07 bluewater
the bluewater is comming in on monday or tuesday....so the bayliner needs to be out by the weekend, so the blue water can come in monday ish.
im really looking forward to working on this one cause its such a nice boat.
this boat was a victim of hitting something...
i have no idea what it was....but....it was hit sudden ...and fast !
let me tell ya.. volvo drives are tough !
the drive seems to be seperated from the transom
thats the easy part.......this is a little tougher
here you can see the holes in the hull
time line for me to repair this boat and have it ready to sell is 3 weeks
i hope i can get it done in time for the next one to come in because the cure times on the gellcoat are way down due to the cold snap of -20 we are currently in.
i posted all of this to let YOU know....that it does not matter how bad you think your boat is damaged...if it is a fiber glass boat....YOU can fix it like it was brand new.
cheers
oops
