The good news...the 1966 boat I bought last week only weights 158 pounds!
(My wife and I must be getting old, moving this thing feels like it is 200) The bad news.....previous owner dropped it in his trailer a punched a hole in the keel about 3/4 of the way aft. The hole is square and about 2 inches a side. The question is as I understand the process....fiberglass resin will not bond well to gelcoat so do I have to sand away all the gelcoat layer surrounding the hole (about 4 inches square for fiberglass overlap) to get a good fiberglass bond, and then re-gelcoat......or is there some other materials and process suitable for repairing a hole of this size? All advice welcomed. John
(My wife and I must be getting old, moving this thing feels like it is 200) The bad news.....previous owner dropped it in his trailer a punched a hole in the keel about 3/4 of the way aft. The hole is square and about 2 inches a side. The question is as I understand the process....fiberglass resin will not bond well to gelcoat so do I have to sand away all the gelcoat layer surrounding the hole (about 4 inches square for fiberglass overlap) to get a good fiberglass bond, and then re-gelcoat......or is there some other materials and process suitable for repairing a hole of this size? All advice welcomed. John