Hull repair

[Drrockter]

My 1985 Larson has some wear on the very bottom of the hull. I think it is from being beached periodically and the sand has worn off the gelcoat. Reminds me of natures sandpaper. Does this need to be tended to immediately? It's trailered, so it doesn't sit in a slip all year.<br /><br />Nice forums here all, very helpful.

 

[Texasmark]

Re: Hull repair

Depends, in my opinion. <br /><br />If the fiberglass is solid it shouldn't matter. If the glas is porous then water could enter and get to your stringers and keel which are usually made of wood...(till lately). (Wood was a popular stringer material due to cost and wood's ability to absorb shock....problem is, treated wood usually wasn't used and water got to it and it rotted.)<br /><br />I had a boat repaired once and they put new gell coat on the boat with a paint type spray gun. Had to mix it thin to get it to spray and took lots of coats, but after installation and buffing out it was almost unnoticeable.<br /><br />Mark.

 

[Drrockter]

Re: Hull repair

Yeah, it seems solid. No moisture damaged the fiberglass at all. It looks as if someone sanded it down to the fiberglass. I'll see if I can post pics of it later.

 

[Texasmark]

Re: Hull repair

If you can get the name of your boat mfgr, you might contact them with the color and they could send you a matching touch up kit. For hulls this is probably easy to match. For decks exposed to the elements, probably a joke.<br /><br />Later,<br /><br />Mark

 

[Chief101]

Re: Hull repair

It is important to tend to the situation and get the bare fiberglass covered as it will deteriorate when exposed to ultra violet rays. I like using gelcoat, but a good primer and paint will work just fine also. Chief