Putties, fairing types, make a poor mold or plug surface, sticking is very common. They need to be covered by either the same resin type, a...
They didn't fail as is, but you can do whatever let's you sleep better at night.
What you see is typical construction for the that time, it's piss poor, yet didn't fail, and other than rotting, most didn't. What it means is...
What makes you feel the original build wasn't up to the task, did it fail in its prior life?
Maybe we need to know a little bit more about the entire project because some of the information doesn't make sence.
Gel coat will typically be much harder to sand than any type of fairing compound.
There is no need for gel coat if you are going to use an epoxy barrier coat.
It looks like the tooling gel coat isn't fully cured, or the mold isn't wax good enough. The difference in cure rate between the green and white...
It all depends on what you mean by pin holes. Typically pin holes will be bridged over for the most part if they're small. You can squeegee gel...
You'll need to explain "bonds easy to the mold" and "flakes off as usual". The pic doesn't tell the whole story.
On the subject of a hull to refit. Your timeline to achieve this is short, don't look for something that needs much work. Even a turn-key used...
Local guy testing on the lake I live on. He stopped just short of my place on his test run. [MEDIA]
I would probably use 2 layers only because 1 layer may not fully fill all the gaps between the two sheets of plywood. But if the plywood is very...
Use CSM