Alright...Might as well get this section started.

I parked my boat on the side of the street and unfortunately...some fool ran into the back of it.  It didn't do much damage but did take some of the paint and fiberglass off.

My question...  is there a way to fix myself (just patch it up) rather than take it to a shop and have my wallet drained?

I will post a pick of the small damage soon

here are a couple of pics...not too bad...just doesn't look good

Seriously ! Thats it ! I thought it had taken out the transome . Take it to a shop or at least someone who knows what they are doin and you'll never notice it . I cant imagine a shop charging that much for that either. Shop around , you'll be surprised.

-beerjet-

Alright...Alright.

So it's not major damage.  But, looking at it from an owner standpoint...it's huge.  Unfortunately..it's going to take about 400 - 600 to fix it and match the paint.

SuX

WOW !  I guess you better get yourself a gel kit and get practicing your color match.

Because of where the damage is, what I'm about to suggest is going to be a pain in the ass... none the less, it should be done.  You need to get inside the hull and make sure that the impact didn't stress the glass.  Sometimes a small contact area on the outside ends up spider cracking the glass over a much larger area.  If you just repair the small area and the cracks are there, they'll eventually spread through the gel in the entire area.  The cracked glass is obviously weakened and should be repaired.

FWIW, I'd check with GS Marine in Corona.  A family member tagged the corner of a dock with the back corner of the deck and actually punched a hole through.  The complete color matched repair as well as a couple other nicks and scratches being repaired was around 3-400 about 4 years ago.

Chris