Posted By: BoatAdmin September 24, 2015 Comments No Comments
This is a Sea-Doo jet boat that had a close call with the bank of a river, hitting tree limbs and putting “morse code” scratches and dings down the side of the boat. Typically we can spot repair damage like this and you will never see it, but this boat was not cooperating. After several attempts at fixing the spots we decided to go ahead and spray the complete hullsides (he had dings on the other side he wanted fixed as well). Here we have the sides with freshly sprayed gelcoat Unlike paint finishes, most of the work is done after the boat is sprayed. The gel will have an orange peel texture to it that has to be wet sanded smooth with a series of different grit paper followed by buffing and polishing with several grades of compound. First pass with buffer and super duty compound To speed things […]
Posted By: BoatAdmin June 2, 2015 Comments No Comments
Do this today to avoid costly repairs in the future. If you have ever had to pay for repairs to your boat, you know it isn’t cheap. From small cracks to deck or transom repairs, the cost of getting your boat 100% can be astronomical. I have been doing fiberglass work for a little over 15 years so I have seen pretty much everything as far as a glass boats are concerned, and a majority of those could have been prevented with a few hours work here and there. Click the pics for tips that will hopefully save you some coin down the road. Prevent Rotten Transoms Prevent Rotten Deck Core Prevent Fading Gelcoat Prevent Hull Blisters Looks professional and will save you a boatload of time posting! Hope this was helpful and we look forward to seeing you on BoatSellr! CLICK HERE to get started!