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Old 06-28-2005, 09:10 AM
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Solid Glass Repair?

I am looking at a boat that has been grounded. The hull is solid glass and ther are some crack's in the gelcoat aft of the keel. Surveyor said it is blistering but that it was not structer issure. Can these cracks be drummled out and then use some West System to repair them?

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Old 06-28-2005, 10:30 PM
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Surveyor says blistering but no structural damage? Good, good. Blistering can be fixed. I think Interlux makes some treatments for that. Solid glass is much easier to fix than cored as you don't have nearly as many things that could go wrong when it gets hit.
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Old 06-28-2005, 11:24 PM
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Matt, Thanks for the reply this is what I was thinking. I am going to get hold of the guy who had it surveyed and get a little more info.

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