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Author	Topic:   Repair Advice for Boston Whaler Hull Damage
EJO	posted 11-01-2013 01:31 PM ET (US)         I just put our 2008 Montauk 150 in hybernation and noticed severe damage to the port bow chine. The week before i made the last outing and did not notice anything wrong while winching the boat onto the traile so i assume it happened while trailering home. It seems that something heavy hit the boat from below. No matter how or what happened I need to fix it. As a classic wood boat enthusiast I have no problem DIY but my experience has been with wood and varnish or steel with cars from start to finish. I have dabbled with West System but never with gel coat or not final painted finish coats. I'm looking for a step by step, line by line, instruction of how to make such a deep repair down to the "core" I hope one of you master fiber glass repair guys can help me out here unless it is cost effective to have it done by a "professional". Here are the pictures [url]http://wilsonbrinker.com/ej/Montauk 15 Chine Damage 1.jpg[/url] [url]http://wilsonbrinker.com/ej/Montauk 15 Chine Damage 2.jpg[/url] [url]http://wilsonbrinker.com/ej/Montauk 15 Chine Damage 3.jpg[/url] [url]http://wilsonbrinker.com/ej/Montauk 15 Chine Damage 4.jpg[/url] [url]http://wilsonbrinker.com/ej/Montauk 15 Chine Damage 5.jpg[/url] [url]http://wilsonbrinker.com/ej/Montauk 15 Chine Damage 6.jpg[/url]
jimh	posted 11-02-2013 01:14 AM ET (US)             By definition, no URL can have a space character. Please check the links you are trying to post.
jimh	posted 11-02-2013 01:17 AM ET (US)             Have you read the two excellent articles in the REFERENCE section on making repairs: http://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/whalerRepair.html http://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/repairInstructions.html or this third article I wrote years ago: http://continuouswave.com/maintenance-logs/epoxy/
macfam	posted 11-02-2013 06:23 AM ET (US)             EJO, About 10 years ago, I really hit an object while underway. A few chucks of our 1988 25 Revenge WT were actually floating near the obstruction. As a rule, I do all my maintenance and repairs DIY. However, this one seemed very daunting, and I didn't have the time to do it right with other business responsibilities. I trailered the boat to Nauset Marine, the local and long established Whaler dealer on Cape Cod. And, I'm glad I did. In one week I picked up the boat, and could not believe my eyes. Absolute perfection. No trace of any damage. In fact, I had to look at the pictures I took to really get a reference point. Just another option is your local Boston Whaler dealer.
Plotman	posted 11-02-2013 09:06 AM ET (US)             That is just a gelcoat ding - doesn't look like it gets in to the structural glass underneath. If that is indeed the case, I don't see any reason you can't use the spectrum gelcoat patch paste to fix this. It might take a couple of applications, and you are going to have to sand, sand sand, but it won't be too hard. If you have ever done body work on a car, its essentially the same process, however the spectrum patch paste is both filler and a finish surface.

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