Gelcoat damage repair....can it wait?

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Green Horn
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Gelcoat damage repair....can it wait?

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Hi guys,
So I am heading south down the icw in my CD28 and in my travels I have picked up (or maybe I already had) gelcoat damage (see attached pics). I am in NC at the moment and wanted to get your opinion on the following question: Can the repair of what is in the pics wait until I get to Florida or do I need to do something now?
Thanks for any advice you have!
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Frenchy
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Re: Gelcoat damage repair....can it wait?

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You can wait. Those all look non-structural; just surface blemishes. - Jean
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Jim Walsh
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Re: Gelcoat damage repair....can it wait?

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Jean is correct, as usual.....Orion had a couple battle scars when I bought her in 06....they weren’t repaired for about 10 years.
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tjr818
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Re: Gelcoat damage repair....can it wait?

Post by tjr818 »

I am real curious about that foot against the hull and below the rubrail. If the boat is on the hard you must be really tall, if it is in the water you must be really wet. :wink:
Tim
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Green Horn
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Re: Gelcoat damage repair....can it wait?

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Hi Tim - I'm laying down on a floating dock.
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tjr818
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Re: Gelcoat damage repair....can it wait?

Post by tjr818 »

Green Horn wrote:Hi Tim - I'm laying down on a floating dock.
I feel better now, thanks. I would let that repair go until you have some down time whenever you next pull your boat - if anyone ever has down time then.
Tim
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Green Horn
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Re: Gelcoat damage repair....can it wait?

Post by Green Horn »

Jean, Jim, Tim - thanks!! I'd prefer to wait and fix it when I pull the boat and paint the topside later in the summer.
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Re: Gelcoat damage repair....can it wait?

Post by ty3 »

appreciate your replies guys......have similar on my Ty Weekender and will wait for a while to fix.

Ty3
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