Shane always finds new ways to transfer $$ from his wallet to mine.
There used to be a rod holder here. Then someone put an 80lb LP on it and an 8ft carbon boom. Holder and ship parted ways mid 60mph run across the sound in 2 seas (85' water)(note: always leash rod/real to a cleat NOT the rod holder). Now there's 3/8" missing gel and 1/4" missing glass. AKA a deep, gaping hole. There are more pics I could upload but he had a charter so not much that is really educational or demonstrative of the process I've picked up via Fuzz's connections (that he doesn't know about) or trial and error. So here's some before and after
Before
Post clean up. The circled section... that's the core you are seeing there. I did call the manufacturer to get lamination schedule. Short answer: bit more sanding to open the space, long chop to get flat-ish, sections of 4oz woven over long, then rotating 6oz biax. Vinyl ester, no vac, over cat for fast kick, pressure from "fat guy leaning" on it to squeeze out.
And done. Straight white in 4 layers; 2x med cat directly over glass applied via putty knife with no thinner, 1x fast cat w/ 10% thinner applied via brush followed by EXTENSIVE sanding to 120gr, final layer slow cat at 40% thinner + Duratec 904-001 at 50% then sprayed over 15min to get final fill and blend.
The other end of the boat decided to lose the breaking edge at the chine. Hooray. How do we test Jaysen's patience without a computer? Multiple compound curves transitioning to hard edge in a critical area with no measurable points because THE OTHER SIDE IS ALSO FUBAR!
Total repair was 26.5". The breaking edge was removed all the way back to the aft move damage as all the gel was shattered. Minor glass damage was removed revaeling that the chine was NOT in the glass with the same detail and was mostly just gel (confirmed with builder when discussing rod holder tear out).
90% of this was done with straight white and sandpaper. I did add strand glass to the core after the builder and I talked a bit. I pointed out the damage on the other side and was all "this guy needs something stronger". Builder approved. Final shaping and sharpening was achieved with tape dams and sanding. I lost count of layers as this was multiple days of 8+hr. Because this was more structural there was more finesse used in the reagents.
Core shaping gel white was: 0.8% cat, no thinner, knife applied, no heat, no additives, limit sanding, dams used as needed
Final shaping gel white was: 1.2% cat, 30% thinner, spray application, no heat, no additives, 220gr sanding to get perfected shaping.
Final outer gel color close was: 2% cat, 40% thinner, spay application, no heat, Duratec 904-001 @ 50%, yellow dye to tint, 220-600gr sanding for finish
Went on charter the next day. Found the fish and thrilled the clients. Hit trailer loading boat due to a$$ hat waking the ramp. You have to love repeat customers.
