Pacemaker Boats

changeofpace · Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:51 pm Post subject: Fiberglassing questions

If anybody wants more information or has any questions on how to repair things or just questions about working with fiberglass, feel free to post or email me. Posting is the preferred method as more people can get access to the information.
Also If you have found a technique or trick on how to do a certain type of repair, feel free to post it here

bigeddy · Land lubber Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 3

what are the necesary steps in which to fiberglass the boat Question

changeofpace · Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 5:55 pm Post subject:

Give me a little more information. Are you trying to fix some bad areas or are you going to try and lay up new fiberglass over wood?
The best thing to do if you're repairing bad areas such as delaminations, is to remove the delaminated areas, clean off any wax around the repair area and then build up the repair area until its the same height as the old area.
If you're asking about filling gouges and scrapes, the best thing is to clean out any wax and then fill in the damaged area with an epoxy putty, feathering out onto the good area.
I would use a good 2 part urethane paint anf paint the boat as trying to match the color will not be easy