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pschu posted 06-16-2014 05:12 PM ET (US)   Profile for pschu   Send Email to pschu  
I am prepping to repair hull damage that was poorly repaired with bondo and not the Whaler way.

I have read the Whaler instructions and the articles on the site here but am not sure how invasive I need to be.

I'm not sure how to upload pics on this site but put them here,
https://bostonwhalerproject.shutterfly.com/

I am thinking that I need to "open up" the damaged area and then follow the instructions that B W recommends, the article by Taylor Clark, Jim H and so on. The articles are excellent and I am getting the West System guide as well.

What are your thoughts? Should I open up? Did you notice the other bondo repairs? I think I need to rip them out and hit it all with the west system.

Please help...

tedious posted 06-16-2014 05:56 PM ET (US)     Profile for tedious  Send Email to tedious     
Your hull was originally constructed with polyester resin - meaning the same stuff as Bondo. Is the problem the material or the way the repair was done? In other words, is it coming unstuck, or was it a hack job from the beginning?

pschu posted 06-16-2014 06:15 PM ET (US)     Profile for pschu  Send Email to pschu     
It looked like they just packed in the bondo and didn't use fiberglass and resin with the techniques recommended by the Whaler folks.

The patch had fallen out and the scooping action that happened out on the water caused some delamination.

To get the structural integrity back it seems like it should be cut out and then have a new glass piece patched in.

I want to do this repair just once.

Binkster posted 06-16-2014 09:03 PM ET (US)     Profile for Binkster  Send Email to Binkster     
https://bostonwhalerproject.shutterfly.com/
dg22 posted 06-16-2014 09:44 PM ET (US)     Profile for dg22  Send Email to dg22     
I had to fix a small hole/crack in the bottom of my whaler and had good results with fiberglass mesh and resin. I sanded the areas around the crack down to the fiberglass removing all the gelcoat. I read that it is important to remove all the gelcoat where you are laying in the new fibergass so you get a good bond. I patched with 2 layers of mesh, sanded and then used 3M marine filler to fill in the imperfections. Best of luck.

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