SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair => Topic started by: Ralph Brunt on July 29, 2007, 08:47:31 AM
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well i had this big as crack and it was time to repair it, i am by NO MEANS A PROFESSIONAL... just a hot boater that is too cheap to pay somebody else to do it, i can **** it up alot and redo it at least a dozen times before i use the money it would cost to send it to a professional.
first tape off the affected area
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i took a 4" grinder and cut out the affected area
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shot from inside
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as you can see in this pic the transom wood is starting to go, but i dont have the time or energy to fix it now.
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this is where pops made his own filler to plug that gaping hole.
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we laid the 1st and 2nd layer on the inside and started plugging that gap in the corner
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waiting for the first layer to kick so we can fill in the gap at the top
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looks pretty ugly at this point and i was starting to have my doubts, but good old pops said to just be paitent oh yeah we laid 2 more layers on the outside of the hull.
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pops starting to shape it.
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starting to take shape
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this is where we get some filler to straighten things out yes thats BONDO and if it cracks i'll go back and make more fiberglass filler and do it over but we will see.
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and to top it off a little rattle can primer
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all in all i am happy with this repair, and in the spirit of being a hot boater we did it ourselves for under 60.00 bucks. best part of the deal is i got to spend another weekend with my pops.
(disclaimer) this is by no means a tutorial on how to fix YOUR boat, this is just how i fixed mine be it right or wrong. ralph
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damn, that came out bitchen ralph....looks professional to me! 8)
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Good work pops ! I see pops got right to work on it while some of us rookies would just sit there scratching our domes . Looks good enough for the girls I know . Just a thought , did any of the cloth get laid across the inside for added backing . Looks good though. If you keep playin bumper boats with it , I'm gonna call it "PATCHES REVENGE!"
-beerjet-
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... just a hot boater that is too cheap to pay somebody else to do it,
I resemble that remark; looks like a good repair to me.
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Good work pops ! I see pops got right to work on it while some of us rookies would just sit there scratching our domes . Looks good enough for the girls I know . Just a thought , did any of the cloth get laid across the inside for added backing . Looks good though. If you keep playin bumper boats with it , I'm gonna call it "PATCHES REVENGE!"
-beerjet-
yes there is 2 layers on the inside, and might put another but it is pretty damn stong now
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Nice job! Will you repaint the patched area?
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Nice job! Will you repaint the patched area?
for now, no. next year when i paint the boat it will get done
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Looks great, I hope it holds for you.
Nice job! Will you repaint the patched area?
Nah, he's just going to put a little sticker of a boat there at the repair everytime he bumps off one of the competition. >:D ;D
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See what happens when you f*ck with the Tahiti!!! ;D
Just kidding , Great job on the repair!!
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the reason it cracked is cause of that big blue oval just in front of it
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I think you got mixed up... The reason it didn't sink is because of that BIG BLUE oval ;D
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too bad they dont make rust-oleum primer in pink ;)
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nice job, everybody on this site makes things look so easy......
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nice job, everybody on this site makes things look so easy......
are you sure everybody? ;D
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Marc should did put a big hole in your boat
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Marc should did put a big hole in your boat
Yea Marc! >:( What in the hell were you thinking a-hole?! >:(
I'll have moved before he'll ever get a chance to come over to my house! HA HA HA
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Marc should did put a big hole in your boat
shit happens
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[quote author=hotrod56cars Yea Marc! >:( What in the hell were you thinking a-hole?! >:(
....fucn Mark
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Just heard the story behind this from Brad 2 weekends ago... Sounds like fun. When are we all going out?
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the reason it cracked is cause of that big blue oval just in front of it
LUCKY it didnt sink because of that sticker
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best part of the deal is i got to spend another weekend with my pops.
That says it all right there. My Dads been gone for 7 years and I still miss him every day.
Repair looks great...nice job
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That says it all right there. My Dads been gone for 7 years and I still miss him every day.
I know the felling John. It's been 30 years for me and DAMN I wish he were here!
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I know the felling John. It's been 30 years for me and DAMN I wish he were here!
i can relate with you guys, everytime i work/drive/look at/think about my boat i reminds me of my dad, it was his/our dream boat that he never got to drive and boats where our time together
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my pops has full kidney failure and is on dyalisis 3 times a week, you can see the band-aids on his arm. the waiting list is 7 years long for a transplant and he has been waiting 2. He is on borrrowed time so i spend as much time as i can with him, because the inevitable is coming :'(
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my pops has full kidney failure and is on dyalisis 3 times a week, you can see the band-aids on his arm. the waiting list is 7 years long for a transplant and he has been waiting 2. He is on borrrowed time so i spend as much time as i can with him, because the inevitable is coming :'(
I lost my dad 2 1/2 years ago to Leukimia , so trust me when I say I know how you feel!
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I lost my dad 2 1/2 years ago to Leukimia , so trust me when I say I know how you feel!
Loosing a parent - Time never heals the emptiness, closure never comes, and you'll find yourself missing them when you least expect it. 30 plus years for me and I still wish my dad were here. My mother is 94 and doing quite well for her age, but even her age is starting to take its toll on her and one day, the hole will widen even more.
If ya got'em enjoy'em.
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Loosing a parent - Time never heals the emptiness, closure never comes, and you'll find yourself missing them when you least expect it...
I read this post to my G/F and she loved the way you worded it. She lost her G'ma, her great G'ma, and both of her parents in the last two years. She's having one hell of a time getting through it. She was very close to all of them her entire life.
Thanks.
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my pops has full kidney failure and is on dyalisis 3 times a week, you can see the band-aids on his arm. the waiting list is 7 years long for a transplant and he has been waiting 2. He is on borrrowed time so i spend as much time as i can with him, because the inevitable is coming :'(
My thoughts are with you and your family but enjoy every minute while you can. Plus, he did a great job on your boat.
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I read this post to my G/F and she loved the way you worded it. She lost her G'ma, her great G'ma, and both of her parents in the last two years. She's having one hell of a time getting through it. She was very close to all of them her entire life.
Thanks.
Hotrod,
I can truthfully say I know what she is going through. We are a very close knit family as well, and when one is taken from us, we try to remember all the good times and those times that may have been bad, we tend to forget. They are but dark shadows of a past gone by. I never knew any of my grand parents as I came along late in my mom and dad's lives. I am grateful that I did know my parents.
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My thoughts are with you and your family but enjoy every minute while you can. Plus, he did a great job on your boat.
Ralph, Spend as much time as you can with your dad. Go fishing, take a boat ride, have a beer and laugh and joke all you can. Make the memories that will last the rest of your life time! When the urge strikes you to say something you may regret later, take a deep breath and instead, tell him you love him. Many of these good folks will have you in their thoughts and prayers.
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Ralph, keep doing what you are doing, bulding memories and enjoying your father, hopefully something will happen to shorten that waiting list for him.