thanks for everyones input.... I guess I settled on a Honey mustard consistancy
. Just thickenied it up a little....still flowed pretty good I guess.....drilling the holes in the composite was the first time I'd seen that so I drilled some 1/4" or so holes every 6" or so.....actually had a fair amount of resin squeeze up through the holes which i had to grind off this morning....
just put the glass and resin on the outside....definitely glad it wont be a visible surface as I'm sure it wont be perfect but it will be fine.... I guess what I gathered from all the different ways people have done this is that at least for this kind of repair its a pretty forgiving procedure....slap the crap on there , clamp it...done. the resin does all the work. Glad some of the mystique is gone from fiberglassing now that I have my first project under my belt....
BTW ...bailed on replacing the fuel tank.....the foam around that tank is bone dry and all looks good...I can just hear myself this season "ever since I replaced that tank i've had this problem and that problem"....if it aint broke dont fix it and at this point I'm not looking for more work. someday when it goes I'll be ready to do it. but for now the hell with it.