Clear coat repair. Is this for real.

[Laz]

My boat will be going into the water in about two weeks. At the end of last season I asked the marina to wax the hull. My understanding is it is worthwhile to wax the sun exposed part of the hull at least once per year. So, the guy from the marina called and told me that there is severe scuffing on the hull which needs to be repaired. He wants $700 to do something that involves grinding or sanding the whole hull and refinishing it somehow.

What do think he is talking about? My wife makes fun of me because I obsess over the boat and will say yes to anything that will keep it in mint condition.

But, maybe I'm being taken for a bit of a ride. Anyone?

[DOCDRS]

Maybe you shjould take a look at the bottom yourself and take some pics to show us

[Razzman]

Well obviously the first thing needed is for you to go see for yourself. Do you beach the boat? Dock without fenders? Where was the boat stored? Any answer is going to require more information and without pics to see it's impossible to diagnose. I would say however that any scuffing serious enough to require gel repair is not scuffing but gouging as the gel is pretty thick.

[Laz]

Hi. My boats is more than an hour away and I'm leaving for a week, so I don't have much of an opportunity to look at it myself.

There are few scratches to the gellcoat, especially at the back where put our skis on, but that's about it. I don't recall an specific problem.

I'm getting a bit suspicious. I emailed the marina for clarification. I'll keep you posted.

[kaneboats]

Get some rubbing compound and some polishing compound and do it yourself. Just rub till it all shines. Then wax. Presto! Buy beer with the money you saved.

[brain_rinse]

It's a 2007 so I can't imagine the gelcoat being THAT bad. Especially since you say you obsess over keeping it in mint condition. I'd politely pass for now and say "maybe at the end of this season" and then get a second opinion.

[viking]

The only place my Hull is really showing wear is in the front bottom where she meets the bunks on the trailer. You can really see the wear and tear in that area. No way to wax it or buff as it's either in the water or on the trailer? I don't see any way around that?
I'd definitely take a look at what they are looking at?

[kaneboats]

No way? All you have to do is make an "artificial bunk out of a 2"x6" (covered with carpet or cloth or something) and run it next to the real one. Use your floor jack to lift the boat a few inches off the trailer using this bunk-- be careful and be sure to take any tie-downs off. I used to do this with my little runabouts to clean the algae off of the white hulls.

[ian ashton]

My boat has spent 14 of the last 24 months in the water and I have NO gel coat issues. I do however give it several vinegar baths and coats of wax (probably twice a month above the water, and every other month top to bottom.

You will never get straner looks from your neighbors than the looks you get while washing/scrubbing/waxing the bottom of your boat for hours on end, lol.

[viking]

My boat has spent 14 of the last 24 months in the water and I have NO gel coat issues. I do however give it several vinegar baths and coats of wax (probably twice a month above the water, and every other month top to bottom.

You will never get straner looks from your neighbors than the looks you get while washing/scrubbing/waxing the bottom of your boat for hours on end, lol.

How do you do the bottom of ur hull? Same way as Kane suggested?
Thanx!