By eventually do you mean 2-3 years or 300-400 years?Two on the keel are structural. Whatever cosmetic fix you use will eventually leak.
Yup.Quite frankly I would not do anything less then a grind back, glass a few layers and gel coat. That will fix the structure and you will be assured they will hold. It is not hard to do as I have learned and it is are really solid repair.
Just slopping MarineTex in will be hit or miss if the area is not prepped properly.
Glass will do the job. I would just be a bit generous on feathering further back some. More area for adhesion the stronger the repair or so I believe.Ok....I'm paranoid enough now that I'm going to grind back and down a tad and do a fiberglass patch job. This is a very dry boat and I don't want to take even the slightest chance of getting water in the hull I don't need. Then take all sumer to dry it out and put ports in.
I usually just use fiberglass resin and harder on other transom jobs and repairs. Is that what I should use on this or are there better products out there I'm unaware of? I'm pretty old school fiberglass but no objection to tech improvements.
Sunfish don't just teach you to sail, they also teach you fiberglass repair. Maybe you'll find out which one is more relaxing.
That'll work if the keel repair is forward of the daggerboard trunk.If you want to try something quicker
put in the typical inspection plate behind the splash guard and apply fiberglass through the inspection hole. Not quite the correct method because the crack will still be present
on the outside but better than a band-aid repair. Sunfish don't just teach you to sail,
they also teach you fiberglass repair. Maybe you'll find out which one is more relaxing.
Answer is still the Shoreline method.
Keep in mind that any printing on the plastic material will transfer to the repair medium. For a time, you may have to live with repairs advertising Frederick's of Hollywood or Victoria's Secret...!After you apply the Marine Tex smooth the plastic over it and rub it down with your fingers gently to the contour that you’re patching, don’t worry it will not stick stick to the Marine Tex. After the marine tax hardens then pull the plastic up.
When you pull up you’ll have a shiny nice gelcoat like finish, it won’t required sanding if you do this carefully.
It is amazing how well it works.
I used it to patch a few spots in my newly acquired Sunfish and it worked beautifully.
Cheers!
HA!!!!Keep in mind that any printing on the plastic material will transfer to the repair medium. For a time, you may have to live with repairs advertising Frederick's of Hollywood or Victoria's Secret...!