Got my fiberglass guy over today repairing the 2 screw holes left after I removed my transom mounted transducer.......and a couple of nicks/gouges on the lower back edge of the transom.

 

I think he reasonable prices and does a pretty good job too.

 

I know it is an old boat with a fair amount of oxidation on the topcap..........but I try to treat her like she was 2 days old off the assembly line.

 

I have a few other things I would like to freshen up......like the livewell and lighting control panel at the console and bow.....buttons are sun beaten and the lettering on the buttons and the panel are faded badly. Would like to keep it looking original if I can.

Gonna try Tracker on monday with the serial number to see if they can find and replacement parts laying around in a warehouse anywhere.

 

a little off topic......I just get excited when I get my boat repaired.......like a 50 year old little kid.

What did he do to repair the holes?  I'll probably be needing to do the same myself when I swap out my graph this spring.  I was thinking just fiberglass resin or patch from the inside.  Well best case scenario the holes line up with the new transducer mount and I can just reuse them.

Use epoxy resin to patch the holes.  Fiberglass (polyester or vinylester) is fine for laying up composites when it has a chemical linking bond to prior layer.  Once the resin cures, its adhesive bond is not as strong as that of epoxy.  That's why you sometime see fiberglass patch jobs that start to peel, no matter how well the surface is prepared. 

 

Any repairs on cured fiberglass are best made using an epoxy resin, rather than a fiberglass resin.

Use epoxy resin to patch the holes.  Fiberglass (polyester or vinylester) is fine for laying up composites when it has a chemical linking bond to prior layer.  Once the resin cures, its adhesive bond is not as strong as that of epoxy.  That's why you sometime see fiberglass patch jobs that start to peel, no matter how well the surface is prepared. 

 

Any repairs on cured fiberglass are best made using an epoxy resin, rather than a fiberglass resin.

Ok..........What he said.   Because I have zero hands on experience.......hence the reason I have a fiberglass guy. He live close in the neighborhood and does a housecall for me so the work gets done here at the house.

 

I know he uses some type of putty and hardener I think.....does some wet sanding and sprays a little something on it too........but I could not tell you what it is.

 

sorry.

Here are few pics. Maybe not best....but I am happy with it.

 

here is where the previous owner half-hearted a fix

 

Here are the 2 holes left from the old transducer mount

 

Here is the area repaired