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02-26-2007, 09:00 PM #1Senior Member
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so uh....I just drilled a hole through the hull of my boat
oops ..... I was mounting the amp rack and it looked like it was safe to run a screw into the hull, obviously it wasn't. Now I have a 5/32" hole in the bottom of my boat, any idea what the best way to fix it would be? I'd like to do it myself, I know I can handle it. I just don't know what to use to fill the hole and you can get gelcoat repair kits from Academy. Any suggestions?
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02-27-2007, 05:53 AM #2
You won't be able to just do the gelcoat thing....you hafta 'glass it too.
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Just putting gel-coat would kinda be like spackling the hole, You prolly would want to reinforce it
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02-27-2007, 10:00 AM #3Senior Member
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OUCH!!!!
I would at least get a estimate from a fiberglass shop, you might be surprised.
again, OUCH!
good luck with the repair!Bruce Fuerstenberg
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting...holy shit!...what a ride!
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02-27-2007, 12:03 PM #4Senior Member
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it's going to be an easy fix since it's such a small hole. I'm going to seal the hole from the bottom and use a large syringe to inject fiberglass resin into the hole. It won't take much at all. Once it's dry I'll hit the bottom with the gelcoat repair kit and see how that comes out. If it looks bad then I'll take it to the shop to get the gel coat touched up.
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02-27-2007, 12:05 PM #5
That'll prolly work just fine.
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02-27-2007, 12:38 PM #6
Well besides ventilating the hull...how did the amp rack turn out? And you know we need pictures of your progress.
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02-27-2007, 03:13 PM #7Senior Member
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Originally Posted by JesseC
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02-27-2007, 09:16 PM #8Senior Member
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02-27-2007, 09:48 PM #9Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Wolf-
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02-27-2007, 10:09 PM #10Senior Member
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I thought about that too, but it was to far forward and would be out of the water once the boat was on plane
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