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Fiberglass Repair Help :(
So I picked up my V20 about two months ago and absolutely love it, as does my wife which makes boat bills easier to handle ;) but now I have a problem.
It looks like the previous owner hit a pile or dock on the port bow and did a shotty job repairing it. After last nights run through a serious squal (25 MPH winds with gusts to 45) the repair has fallen apart. Pics are below. I am thinking rubrail removal, remove all the wet glass, repair the bow, gelcoat either area, bow, entire boat, reinstalll rubrail, drink some cold ones as I pay the bill.... Any ideas on what this is going to run me? And secondly anyone know a good fiberglass shop in the Norfolk, VA area??? Thanks guys. And how serious are we talking here....don't run till it gets repaired, fix it soon but don't slow down, or F -It lets go fishing! -Svence     
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05-25-2008, 05:30 PM
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I'm not very good with fiberglass work, but I would say that needs to get fixed before any more trips. That is a structural area wher there is quite a bit of flexing, and if that begins to crack downward it could go below the waterline. Looks like your going to need to remove the rubrail and try and get inside the cuddy and build it back up with some stitched cloth and resin. I wouldn't attempt a filler repair on something like that as it wouldn't seem to me to have the required strength needed. Wish I could help out more, but fiberglass work is on that list of things I shouldn't be doing.
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05-26-2008, 07:48 AM
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Ferms right! I would'nt run it anymore till ya fix it. I'd remove the rubrail and grind out all the damaged area. You'll be able ta see how deep the damage goes as you remove the gelcoat. If the fiberglass looks kinda white it probably delaminated, and needs to come out! You can lay glass and resin back in till you build it back up. Be sure to feather all areas out to get a good bond between old and new glass.
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05-26-2008, 08:00 AM
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I know that a good chunk is going have to be ground out so I am not sure I should be the one doing it. I can do a lot of repair work but fiberglass is something I am still figuring out. Does anyone have an idea what this is going to set me back? At some point I have to balance repair cost vs the total cost of a '84 hull.
-Svence
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05-26-2008, 06:25 PM
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for somthing like that just score some poly resing and some chop mat. then paint it if you dont want to re gel.
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05-27-2008, 06:53 PM
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Thats more of pain then it is hard to fix.
Rub rail off, grind down to the glass, 4 inches away from all around the damaged area. Start laying glass, till it is all the same as the out side edges, then go inside and do the same. Sand all till it looks good gel coat and paint to match, I bet thats not more then a couple of days work. Then you have to put the rub rail back on and there is the hard work, cause to get it off most screws will be junk and you will have to put all new. Depending how it goes you might just replace the whole thing?
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