fiberglass

1971, C22. Some of tabbing is no longer connected to the hull. I feel like it is not extremely structural (maybe?), but I want to try to get some tabbing in to replace at least some of them. I'm new to epoxy and fiberglass but lots research and few tests I feel confortable with the actual...

Hello all. 1971 Cataline 22 I'm worried that some of this might be a really bad sign or tell me something bad about this boat I just bought a few months ago The rest of the boat looks really good for a 1971 boat...and there's no signs of any damage on the outside of the hull or under the...

Hi folks. I bought my boat in April and the previous owner was in the early stages of refurbishing the hatches. I'm trying to finish the job myself. I'd love any and all advice about materials and how to source them and best practices to make good strong hatches I can depend on in rough...

The PO patched a hole that had a through hull transducer and it’s peeling on one side (bottom in photo). Whats the best/easiest way to reseal it and make it water tight?

I want to relocate the 12v battery on my sailboat to it’s original location under the companionway step, and I want to build a low tray to put the battery box in so it doesn’t slide around. Probably a wood frame that I’ll glass over and attach to the bottom of the hull with fiberglass. Is this...

I'm intimidated... My 260 2 X mooring ropes snapped in a storm last august and she broke from the ball. The boat ran aground in sand but had the misfortune of being battered against a solar panel frame that just happened to be mounted to a concrete block on the beach (see attached images) ...

I'm working on a new-to-me 1989 Catalina 25. It's a trailerable sailboat with a keel hung rudder. I have a couple of issues and would appreciate some guidance/wisdom. (1) The fiberglass on the rudder has quite a few stress cracks that appear to be all the way thru the gelcoat. My plan is to...

Hey all, another video in my series (man I wish I had more time to do more!) So...against all advice, while looking for leaks and trying to prevent them, I decided to wrap my black water tank in fiberglass to extend its lifespan. So far it's worked for over a year and 6 months of cruising. I do...

My first boat and first post hope it’s in the right location. this is a hunter 23, 86’ I believe. It has the Kenyon boom, double pin flat mast attachment(not the triangle one) point. four areas on the hill above the waterline have significant flex paired with some crackling when pushed. They...

Hey everybody, my wife and I are looking at buying this boat, we are very new to sailing. Someone left a YouTube comment under this video of the boat we are looking to buy saying it had bad layered fiberglass. In your expert opinion, does this boat look like it has bad layered fiberglass? Or...

Hi All, I have been searching for nearly a month now on the best optionto go about refinishing the fiberglass sink in the kitchen and head of our Hunter. The kitchen area has a small sink with a finished fiberglass countertop that surrounds it up until it meets the laminate. The head is a full...

Hi All! We just bought a Hunter 29.5 (we’ve been calling her Against the Wind) and are in love with her! Fair warning I am totally new to sailing (grew up with motor boats) so please forgive me if my vocabulary is incorrect. We’ve decided that before we take her out that we wanted to get...

We just recently bought a 1973 C&C 39 and are undertaking lots of fixes, as well as cleaning decades of grubbiness belowdecks. The deck hull joint is in fair condition and might have some minor leaks that we'll address in the near future. More immediately, I'm eager for advice on how I might...

For anyone doing a fiberglass project, if you ever wondered if you could use scrap nylon or Dacron sailcloth as a viable peel-ply substitute, the answer is “yes”: https://sqoopsailboat.blogspot.com/2020/07/brightwork-experiment.html

I just installed a bilge pump in a J/30 I just bought and am trying to secure the wires and bilge hose to the fiberglass. I am wondering if there are any tricks to drilling and screwing into fiberglass. I already broke a drill bit, though it may have just been low quality. Thanks!

Hello all. My sister and I were recently offered a free 83 Bruce Roberts 34. We have some experience sailing but never owned a sailboat before. Of course it has needs and I really need help with one of them. What is going on with the rudder here? I know the crack is more than just paint but I'm...

Hello, I am still relatively new here, and I have done a lot of searching online and on this forum, but I am still wondering about one thing. I am about to tackle replacing some rotten core in my transom. My 1988 H26.5 has a small outboard motor mount and there must've been water...

Any suggestions on how to shore up a soft galley cupboard corner. It appears to have been over used at the hinge point and the fiberglass is soft. The previous owner attempted to fix it without success. See pictures below. Thanks!

Hey Everyone, First post here to the forums, and it's what I hope is an easy one. I've removed all of the old rotted (and previously sanded to within 1/16th of an inch thickness) from around the cockpit of my 1976 Gulfstar Ketch. Removing it was quite a chore. Not sure if these were the...