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Author:  Cap'n Morgan [ Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:21 am ]
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Well, several weeks ago, my poor judgement caused me to move my boat on a very windy day, from a temp dock to our permanent one. I got all crossed up with the wind , and ended up striking our newly constructed dock.
Author:  Loose360 [ Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:50 am ]
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OUCH....looks like the boat says "Our Winns" with the lost F....
Author:  SoonerBoater [ Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:54 pm ]
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I read your post about the incident on another board. I feel your pain. I know the fiberglass repair will be almost unnoticible, if that. Did you get a replacement "F"? It would have been so easy to have built those docks in a more boater friendly fashion!

Good luck on the repair.
Author:  jvalich [ Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:34 pm ]
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If you want to make an attempt on your own, =MiniCraft supplied Four WInns the gelcoat. You can go to their website,but the year oan model of your boat in and they will send you what you need to repair. I even believe they have it in a spray can. They have always been pleasent and very helpful on the phone.

From what I can see, fill it in with some martex to almost the surface, spray the gelcoat and then it's just a matter of wet sanding in increments to 2000 grit, rubbing compound, polish and wax. Just takes time and elbow grease.
Author:  Cap'n Morgan [ Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:53 am ]
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Thanks John. I have never attempted gel-coat or fiberglass repair myself, so I'm a little gun shy.
Author:  jvalich [ Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:44 am ]
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Mini-craft offers a couple of two day courses on gelcoat repair, fiberglass repair and fiberglass fabrication. Each is about $800 or so. I was contemplating taking the Cosmetic Gelcoat and tinting class. I figured I could recoup the $s with the repair of my next boo-boo. In addition, the current rate for gelcoat repair around here is over $75 per hour. I may be able to make a bit of boating side money.
Author:  jetboat14 [ Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:18 pm ]
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It's not that bad.
You just send it out a little and use many coats of gel.
I did the repair on Fling when we kissed the CONCRETE dock :) :shock:
I really like the gel-coat turned out great, like new.
Author:  Cap'n Morgan [ Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:51 am ]
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The boat is repaired. I will pick it up tonite, the service manager says it looks like new. We will see :roll:
Worked on the dock off and on over the week, finished it last nite. It should be a major improvement from it's previous state. I'll post some pics as soon as I get a chance.
Author:  joet [ Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:26 am ]
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Great news Cap'n.
Author:  Cap'n Morgan [ Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:47 am ]
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It's fixed !!!!

Now it's time to enjoy the boating season !!
Author:  joet [ Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:58 am ]
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Ya think they would have noticed the Four was different then the Winns when they installed it. Otherwise it looks great Cap'n.
Author:  Vista - Al [ Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:17 pm ]
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Nice job - I bet you feel a lot better now.
Author:  Cap'n Morgan [ Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:00 am ]
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The dealer has still not replaced the "FOUR". He promised to do it Thursday, and then again Friday. He will get a call from me this morning. Not a good way to conduct business IMO.
Author:  jxp [ Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:29 am ]
Post subject:  Nice job!
Looks like they did a pretty good job with the fix. It happens to the best, most experienced boater. IMO if you never leave the dock, those things don't happen. Wear it as a badge of honor!
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