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Hull Repair?

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Topic: Hull Repair?

Posted By: Snips
Subject: Hull Repair?
Date Posted: 15 Jan 18 at 12:52pm

I have a byte CII that I haven't used in a while and after a long time sat on its trailer looks like its settled and taken damage. Its formed a crack that's gone right through the GRP just under the gunwhale and the surrounding GRP is now soft IE it gives when you apply pressure.

Has anyone seen similar damage and it been repaired or is it really bad news?

Thanks

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Posted By: Snips
Date Posted: 15 Jan 18 at 12:59pm

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Posted By: 423zero
Date Posted: 15 Jan 18 at 10:06pm

I would remove gelcoat from area and re-lay new fibre glass matting, then fair out to existing hull using gel coat or body filler (depending on age of boat).

Posted By: zippyRN
Date Posted: 17 Jan 18 at 1:25am

first course of action

get it 'indoors' and dry ( ideally somewhere warm- ish and dry - doesn;t have to be room temp and bone dry but obviously that is going to be better ) but gettign it somewhere dry is a start

remove any loose gelcoat / explore around the crack to see if there is delamination and /or the gelcost seperating - if so you need to get that off to help dry out the underlying laminate

Posted By: Snips
Date Posted: 19 Jan 18 at 6:48pm

Thanks for the reply zippy and zero.