Typhoon Hull Indentation Repair

[Paul D.]

Well after two years of gleaning info off this page, and many years of sailing other people's boats, I have finally bought a lonely little 1976 Typhoon in sad but sound shape. If a boatowner's two happiest days of his life are the day he buys his boat and the day he sells it, I have just experienced my first! It was spent scraping hornet's nests, dirt, leaves and dead mice from the interior and scrubbing the entire thing inside and out with a healthy dose of soogee. Here it is, 11pm already and while I make my list of projects (teak repair, new running rigging, sail repair, cushions, boot stripe and bottom paint, scrape/paint trailer etc.), there remains one question. How do you repair an indented hull that seems to have been caused by improper storage on the trailer? The hull is indented about 3/4 inch and is visible in the stbd quarterberth liner at the waterline as well. The hull is not pierced, nor is there severe cracking of any kind. The previous owner said she bought it like that and never had a problem. Could the hull be heated carefully and pressed back fair? Should I just leave it, or would a filling and sanding type repair be worth it? Thanks,

Paul Danicic



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[Bob B]

Paul,
Applying heat to the hull would be a bit risky for me. It obviously bothers you enough to do something about so your fill, fare and paint may be the best idea for the repair.
Sail the boat and see whether it affects the sailing. If not, maybe it is something you can live with.
Bob

[John Danicic]

Well after two years of gleaning info off this page, and many years of sailing other people's boats, I have finally bought a lonely little 1976 Typhoon in sad but sound shape. If a boatowner's two happiest days of his life are the day he buys his boat and the day he sells it, I have just experienced my first! It was spent scraping hornet's nests, dirt, leaves and dead mice from the interior and scrubbing the entire thing inside and out with a healthy dose of soogee. Here it is, 11pm already and while I make my list of projects (teak repair, new running rigging, sail repair, cushions, boot stripe and bottom paint, scrape/paint trailer etc.), there remains one question. How do you repair an indented hull that seems to have been caused by improper storage on the trailer? The hull is indented about 3/4 inch and is visible in the stbd quarterberth liner at the waterline as well. The hull is not pierced, nor is there severe cracking of any kind. The previous owner said she bought it like that and never had a problem. Could the hull be heated carefully and pressed back fair? Should I just leave it, or would a filling and sanding type repair be worth it? Thanks,

Paul Danicic

I give you great joy of your purchase. Typhoons are the yachts of the world. Just remember, I will keep a running log of all the tools you will need to borrow to get your typhoon up to the standards of my typhoon. Cheers.
Your brother,
John Danicic

P.S. I will consult for scotch.



johndanicic@uswest.net

[Donna Delahanty]

Paul,

A few years ago a friend of mine had those same indentations in his hull after the yard he stored at impropery placed the jack stands. From what he said, short of cutting out the indentation, re-fibergalssing, fairing, and re-gelcoating, there isn't any way to "puch" out the indentations. He had the yard do a cosmetic repair by filling in the indentations from the outside of the hull. I don't know what kind of filler was used. I would be hesitant about trying to fair or sand the interior to remove the bulges, you may end up removing fiberglass and affect the structural integrity of your hull.

Congratulations on your Typhoon,

Donna Delahanty

Well after two years of gleaning info off this page, and many years of sailing other people's boats, I have finally bought a lonely little 1976 Typhoon in sad but sound shape. If a boatowner's two happiest days of his life are the day he buys his boat and the day he sells it, I have just experienced my first! It was spent scraping hornet's nests, dirt, leaves and dead mice from the interior and scrubbing the entire thing inside and out with a healthy dose of soogee. Here it is, 11pm already and while I make my list of projects (teak repair, new running rigging, sail repair, cushions, boot stripe and bottom paint, scrape/paint trailer etc.), there remains one question. How do you repair an indented hull that seems to have been caused by improper storage on the trailer? The hull is indented about 3/4 inch and is visible in the stbd quarterberth liner at the waterline as well. The hull is not pierced, nor is there severe cracking of any kind. The previous owner said she bought it like that and never had a problem. Could the hull be heated carefully and pressed back fair? Should I just leave it, or would a filling and sanding type repair be worth it? Thanks,

Paul Danicic

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