Thanks for ideas, gentlemen. I bought a couple of oak 1/8 inch planks and will try to fashion rub strips out of them. If that doesn't work, I will try to rub some wax (or paraffin).
And now, I finally got a fiberglass specialist to look at the boat (I noticed before what seemed to be an old repair at the bottom). Apparently, there is no need for repairs (no active cracks), but he noticed that the gell coat and even some fiberglass was rubbed off the bottom along the centerline - some on the bow, and some right behind swing keel. He suggested adding some fiberglass to build up the thickness of the fiberglass. He'll do it for $850 without painting. Personally, I think it's a bit stiff. I believe his point it that he will need 2 days to do it, even though the work itself will not take that long. Unfortunately, he does not have any other work to fill in the time, so he is charging me for 2 days. Do you believe that's reasonable? The one spot can be done from the outside, the other (bow) from the inside.
Any thoughts?
And now, I finally got a fiberglass specialist to look at the boat (I noticed before what seemed to be an old repair at the bottom). Apparently, there is no need for repairs (no active cracks), but he noticed that the gell coat and even some fiberglass was rubbed off the bottom along the centerline - some on the bow, and some right behind swing keel. He suggested adding some fiberglass to build up the thickness of the fiberglass. He'll do it for $850 without painting. Personally, I think it's a bit stiff. I believe his point it that he will need 2 days to do it, even though the work itself will not take that long. Unfortunately, he does not have any other work to fill in the time, so he is charging me for 2 days. Do you believe that's reasonable? The one spot can be done from the outside, the other (bow) from the inside.
Any thoughts?