douglas_zargham
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below is a link to a video of a hull repair i made.
i had purchased my second sunfish - a circa 1972 complete fish - in a garage sale up the street, took it out the following weekend only to discover a cheap repair masked a split in the hull at the keel under the cockpit
after having it unprofessionally fixed by a purported fiberglass guy it re-split on the next time out (so much for trying to save a buck)
so i took it upon myself to watch a bazzillion youtube vidoes and read as much as i could on manufacturers websites on fiberglass repair before i attempted the work myself.
i'm sure there are better method to do what i did in some particular areas, but if you are a novice at this stuff like i am (or if i may be bold, was), don't be deterred its not so hard and mistakes can be fixed throughout the process.
my process is documented here: http://youtu.be/S398W4GfQIM
(for the record - cutting the video took more time than repairing the boat - next time - a few simple pics with a narrative!)
i had purchased my second sunfish - a circa 1972 complete fish - in a garage sale up the street, took it out the following weekend only to discover a cheap repair masked a split in the hull at the keel under the cockpit
after having it unprofessionally fixed by a purported fiberglass guy it re-split on the next time out (so much for trying to save a buck)
so i took it upon myself to watch a bazzillion youtube vidoes and read as much as i could on manufacturers websites on fiberglass repair before i attempted the work myself.
i'm sure there are better method to do what i did in some particular areas, but if you are a novice at this stuff like i am (or if i may be bold, was), don't be deterred its not so hard and mistakes can be fixed throughout the process.
my process is documented here: http://youtu.be/S398W4GfQIM
(for the record - cutting the video took more time than repairing the boat - next time - a few simple pics with a narrative!)