Comments - Holes in the Boat - SeaKnots2024-03-28T17:24:30Zhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=900123%3ABlogPost%3A53628&xn_auth=noGreat article - but the URL d…tag:seaknots.ning.com,2009-02-03:900123:Comment:583402009-02-03T21:57:12.864ZStuart Bellhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/StuartBell
Great article - but the URL doesn't seem to work.<br />
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Holes in fiberglass are no worse than painting the outside of the house purple. The previous owner of my boat had 2 8" speakers in the cockpit - they were old, didn't work, and leaked water - so out they went.<br />
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I backed the hole with epoxy saturated glass cloth and cardboard - after it set, removed the cardboard (wax paper made it easy), and put on 2 more layers of glass cloth. Then I put on 2 layers of polyester filler (I use auto body filler…
Great article - but the URL doesn't seem to work.<br />
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Holes in fiberglass are no worse than painting the outside of the house purple. The previous owner of my boat had 2 8" speakers in the cockpit - they were old, didn't work, and leaked water - so out they went.<br />
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I backed the hole with epoxy saturated glass cloth and cardboard - after it set, removed the cardboard (wax paper made it easy), and put on 2 more layers of glass cloth. Then I put on 2 layers of polyester filler (I use auto body filler - cheap and works fine - and painted the result to match. You can't see the holes unless you look very, very carefully and know where to look.<br />
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If the outside is gel coat, just get matching gel coat and apply a coat, sand with 120, second coat, sand with 240, third coat and wet sand to a polish with very fine paper. A fair chunk of work, but not impossible. and p a good glass person can do it for 2 hours labor - maybe $150 or so.<br />
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But, if you put a hole in the boat you may admit water - be sure the place you choose is very sheltered.