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| so I bought a champion fish hunter 180 2 seasons ago. the previous owner failed to mention he had fiberglass work done, and it was don't poorly. upon purchase I crawled under the boat to inspect. but it was almost entirely covered via the bunks. so I had it repaired for 1000 dollars last spring. and was fine all season. I'm guessing due to a combination of moisture and cold temps over the winter its starting to show moisture on the bottom of the boat and it's cracking/chipping. would I be able to get away using something like water weld? or is this going to have to be repaired again? I may be calling the shop again.
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion |
The shop that charged you $1,000. should stand behind their work and repair it for no charge, especially after only a year. Unless you hit a rock or something.
Fiberglass is best fixed with fiberglass
Surface prep is a very critical step.
Do not try to fix a Polyester/Vinyl ester based resin system with Epoxy or any other resin. It will disbond.
The surface to be fixed MUST be free of all moisture.
Good luck
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | What the Silver Fox just said. |
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| definitely no rocks hit... and I will be getting a hold of the shop first. thanks for the tips gentlemen |
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| Top H2O knows fiberglass and how to smoke cheese |
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Mmmmmm.....Smoked Cheese ! |
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