| u are a fiberglass boat owner, finding a hole in the | | | | supports in place. Supports will help you to reach |
| bottom of your boot can be a disturbing | | | | the appropriate section of the book. |
| experience. Obviously, you are going to want to | | | | In order to get the adhesives to work properly, |
| fix it. But how are you going to do that? This | | | | rough up the surfaces where the adhesives will be |
| article will show you how you can repair the hole | | | | placed. This is best done by using a steel brush |
| in your fiberglass boat. | | | | and some elbow grease. If you fail to rough up |
| First, you want to start by gathering all the | | | | the edges, you will probably experience a |
| necessary equipment. You are going to need an | | | | less-than-perfect quality of a fix. The roughing up |
| orbit sander, scissors, coping saw as well as a | | | | allows for more surface area for the adhesives |
| scraper, tape measure and cleaning supplies. In | | | | to stick. |
| order to fix it properly, you will want to have a | | | | If you're fixing a curved section of the boat, you'll |
| fiberglass mat, Bondo putty and sandpaper. If you | | | | want your fiberglass piece to mimic the curved |
| are a glass boat owner already, you probably | | | | area. Then, you will want to overlay it with the |
| have fiberglass gel coding, supports as well as | | | | Bondo putty. Next, you will want to put the |
| cleaning agents. These will also have to be used in | | | | fiberglass over the Bondo and add epoxy. After |
| order to complete this project. | | | | you've completed that, sandpaper the rough |
| Before you fix the hole, you will want to remove | | | | edges in order to create a smooth finish. |
| any object that is near the hole. Make sure that | | | | Are you tired yet? Don't give up! We're almost |
| there is nothing that could ever get in your way. | | | | finished. After repairing the underside of the boat, |
| Next you will want to cut out any damaged | | | | clean the exposed side. Just like before, you will |
| portion of the fiberglass floor. Obviously, you no | | | | want to cut out plenty of fiberglass and cover it |
| longer desire to have any portion of your | | | | with epoxy. For a better look, a smoothing out |
| fiberglass boat that has any holes. Remove the | | | | the bubbles or wrinkles that are in the area will |
| damaged portions. | | | | create a more polished finish. |
| The next step is to apply epoxy. Before you do | | | | After all these repairs are completed, it is best to |
| this, make sure that you clean and dry the floor. | | | | go back and finish the sanding. Try to spot any |
| Any debris that is in the way could cause a faulty | | | | rough edges in order to make a clean, |
| fix. When cleaning the floor, make sure that you | | | | professional look. Completing this will give you a |
| avoid any strong cleaning compounds as they | | | | good looking floor as well as preparing the floor |
| may negatively affect the adhesives. | | | | for a quality paint job. Adding paint will make sure |
| If the portion you are trying to fix is curved, you | | | | there are no signs of repair and will give your |
| will want to make sure that you have the proper | | | | boat the quality look it deserves. |