[Rhodes22-list] Fiber Glass Repair

[R22RumRunner at aol.com]

Sounds to me that they rested the motor on the seat and chipped the gel  
coat with the skeg. It's something that is easily done. The white stuff  that 
is chipped is only gel coat. It's what they line the mold with prior  to 
layering up the fiberglass. The gel coat and a release agent (wax) applied to  
the mold allow the pieces to be removed from the mold and look pretty. Many 
of  the marine outlets have gel coat repair kits and you can do some color 
changing  to match yours. Not all white's are the same.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 2/22/2012 11:43:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
peterklappert at comcast.net writes:


I've  got a chip in a cockpit seat. About 3/8th inch diameter; goes all the 
way down  to a gray layer. I'm pretty sure it was done at a marina when I 
had the  outboard serviced, but I didn't see it until a coupla days after I 
got Aeolia  back to my dock. They probably took the outboard off the lift & 
set it  down too heavily.

The repair will have to wait until May when I'm back  in Apollo Beach, but 
the boat will be covered.

I'll be grateful for  advice on how best to repair this--a good durable 
repair that doesn't look  like one.  

Thanx

P
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