This is a video of a repair I made to one of my early 1970′s sunfish that had a split in the hull underneath the cockpit. For me this was a first time fiberglass repair. Much of the technique was garnered from youtube videos by individuals and product manufacturers, without whom this fix would have been much more trying. I offer my experience to add to the body of material out there.
Instruction on how to repair damage to fiberglass.
Dont miss the completed video www.youtube.com This is the repair of a vanguard 15 done by me. using west system epoxy, an then polyester gel coat with patch aid and at first a coat of “pva mold release” at first for full cure then towards the end I used wax (surfacing agent polystyrene) much easier in my opinion
Fiberglass gelcoat hull repair by Bricks Boatworks, Inc.
Repairing collision damage on a Laser sailboat. The Laser is a lightweight boat that’s decked over, so most repairs have to be made from the outside. I used epoxy for the structural repair because its stiffer and bonds better to the original polyester layup. I switched to polyester for the filler (Bondo) and gelcoat. Many people warn not to do this. I find it works fine as long as the epoxy has cured at least a week, and has been thoroughly cleaned of amine blush and well sanded. These techniques can be used on any fiberglass repair where only one side is accessible. Be sure to extend the bonding area well outside of the original damage. This repair was done over 3 weekends. Don’t despair – fix that boat and get out there again!
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