Gash in fore hull of Catalina 22

Chrissox

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I recently bought at auction a Catalina 22. It has a rather sizable gash in the fore hull (picture). I am looking for help on:

Should I bother to repair
How difficult to repair
How much it should cost to repair.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thank you...

Chris Nelson
 

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DeepBlue2010

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Your picture is very small and hard to read. Catalina has a fiberglass hull, so it is everything is repairable. The beauty about fiberglass boats is that no matter what happen to them, they are still repairable even if the hull was cut into half with a chain saw :D


Try to post more clear pictures, overall and zoom ins. The process will start by grinding the damage area with an angle grinder and 24 grit sanding desk. You will continue grinding all the damaged glass out and then you will start feathering the edges and dish out the repair area. Clean with Acetone in one direction only and change rags frequently. Using polyester resin and 1708 fiberglass fabric you will start building out the area again. Depends if you have access to the back or not, you might want to do this from both sides.

If you don’t have access to the back, it gets a little tricky because you need a backing plate inserted from the backside to support the glass layers from outside.

This is just meant to be a very brief summary of the process to claim down your worries and to assure you it is absolutely repairable. When you post clearer picture of the front and back (if possible), we can give you step by step instruction for the repair.

Congrats on the purchase, Catalina are nice boats.
 

tpenfield

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Yes you should repair, if you are going to put the boat into use.

As stated, the picture is not all that helpful to answering your questions. But . . . To repair it, it would require some access to the inside. So, the v-berth may have to be cut into, depending on how high up the gash is.

If you choose to have it done by a fiberglass repair shop, my guess would be $300-$500. Much less if you DIY.
 

alldodge

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Howdy Chris

Took your pic and blew it up some, its a little blurry but you do need to fix it. It appears to be on the forward keel. The others have already mentioned good ways and cost 11111.jpg
 
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