Hi all,
I have removed some instruments that were installed in the face of the starboard cockpit seat. Now I have 3 holes (2" round, 3" square, 4" square) that I need to patch.
I am thinking that I can cut some 1/2" marine ply to fill the void and then fiberglass over the holes and apply a coat of gelcoat afterwards to finish it. (Or paint the cockpit)
What would people recommend for fiberglass, should I use Mat or the weaved cloth? My intent is to grind out around the cut outs and insert the marine ply filler, then use several pieces of cloth/mat to fill the space and build up the glass to a reasonable thickness, strength, smoothness.
This will be my first fiberglass job but I intend on doing some other repairs as well in the future so I thought this might be an easy(ish) job.
Thanks as always!
I have removed some instruments that were installed in the face of the starboard cockpit seat. Now I have 3 holes (2" round, 3" square, 4" square) that I need to patch.
I am thinking that I can cut some 1/2" marine ply to fill the void and then fiberglass over the holes and apply a coat of gelcoat afterwards to finish it. (Or paint the cockpit)
What would people recommend for fiberglass, should I use Mat or the weaved cloth? My intent is to grind out around the cut outs and insert the marine ply filler, then use several pieces of cloth/mat to fill the space and build up the glass to a reasonable thickness, strength, smoothness.
This will be my first fiberglass job but I intend on doing some other repairs as well in the future so I thought this might be an easy(ish) job.
Thanks as always!