Craig
You don't have to use epoxy; you can use boat resin and mat.
(this is for filling large gouges or deep scrapes. etc)
I would sand and fill the deep parts with wet mat; let it stick up over the top; sand flush when its almost hard then use this method to finish up:
http://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/02.htm
Fair winds,
Bob
Honshells wrote:
I've lost gelcoat from sections of my hull below the waterline: A section about the size of a stick of gum near the bow, and one a little bigger than a silver dollar on the front of the stub-keel.
I'm no D-I-Y'er . . . I've never tried gelcoat repair. Am I safe using epoxy to fill the gouged sections (only millimeters deep, but exposing 'glass cloth), or should I repair it the way it was built?
I don't really have the time or money to have this professionally done, but I don't want to make the situation worse with a sloppy home repair.
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