[C320-list] Gel Coat Repair

[John Meyers]

Bob,

You are in luck, maybe, I just bought a quart of gelcoat from IBOAT.com
colored for our vintage Catalina. I doubt that I am going to use the whole
quart. The shelf life for this, they say is only 6 months after it is open.
My boat is in Muskegon and I live in Jenison.  The gelcoat I have comes
with hardner for the last coat.

As far as knowing what to do I learned from several YouTube. But make sure
you clean the area to repair with acetone really well. But your steps look
good to me.

If you are interested in sharing some of my gel coat let me know.

John Meyers
Wind Chime
#406 1997



On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 4:28 PM, <bairdrjb at aol.com> wrote:

> The gel coat on the hull around the engine exhaust outlet is in need of
> repair.  I don't have any experience with gel coat repair so I thought I
> would ask for guidance before I create a problem for myself.  Unless you
> guide me in another direction, I plan to use West Marine's Finish Gel Coat
> product.  I do have some photos of the repair area.
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> If I understand correctly, these are the steps to follow:  (1) First
> power-sand the repair area, (2) apply a Polyester Fiber Glass Resin, (3)
> let the resin dry and then power-sand, (4) Apply a couple coats of the
> Finish Gel Coat, (5) power-sand again, (6) hand sand,  (7) then buff the
> area with hull polish.
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> ALSO:  Is it possible to pull the exhaust thru hull?  If so, what is
> involved in re-bedding it?
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> I am a novice, so any helpful advice is welcome.
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> Thanks everyone.
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> Bob Baird
> Star Dust, 2001, hull 784
> Whitehall, Michigan
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