Saltydog87
Active Member
New/old Sunfish found to have a small crack near the bow - I suspect someone ran into a pier. The area overall feels solid, but it’s the bow, so I was thinking...
1. Feather out from the cracks to create a void into virgin material past the crack ends.
2. Fill in this void with 1708 glass and a laminating resin to reinforce the area
3. Polyester repair putty if needed to fill any remaining low spots...?
4. Top with waxed gelcoat for seal/cure
5. Sand/buff
Is this overkill? I was worried that trying to just fill it with polyester putty wouldn’t have enough strength for this part of the boat.
Worth the effort to try to colormatch the gelcoat of the hull, or just gelcoat the whole hull to keep things simpler? There are a couple other very minor dings typical of an old/used Sunfish I’m thinking to fill in while I’m at it.
1. Feather out from the cracks to create a void into virgin material past the crack ends.
2. Fill in this void with 1708 glass and a laminating resin to reinforce the area
3. Polyester repair putty if needed to fill any remaining low spots...?
4. Top with waxed gelcoat for seal/cure
5. Sand/buff
Is this overkill? I was worried that trying to just fill it with polyester putty wouldn’t have enough strength for this part of the boat.
Worth the effort to try to colormatch the gelcoat of the hull, or just gelcoat the whole hull to keep things simpler? There are a couple other very minor dings typical of an old/used Sunfish I’m thinking to fill in while I’m at it.