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[wanna-be-jetter]

Took the family out on the lake this past weekend, looking to stop somewhere on the water for lunch and smacked the dock real good trying to correct a slide I was in. Took a chunk out of the back of my boat (above the water line). Anyone on this site know of a good fiberglass repair shop near the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro area?

 

[anmut]

That's small enough you could do it yourself, otherwise I've heard there's a legit one in Hudson, WI.

 

[HangOutdoors]

How fast were you going? I have smacked the dock pretty good as well but no damage. Just looking for my own education on what it takes to damage my boat.

 

[Beachbummer]

depends what you hit too. Wood and plastic are more forgiving if you come in slow. Some random bolt protruding and you are toast.

 

[biffdotorg]

Look up a guy named Robbie Stenger on Facebook. Sorry, he only communicated with me through FB when I dropped by to purchase a beer fridge from him. He does very high quality glass and gelcote work out of his home. He works at a local marina as well.

He's located in Maplewood, so near St Paul.

Good luck!

 

[ripler]

That's easily fixable on your own, or if you don't want to mess with it just get some marine tex and fill the hole for a temporary fix. My bet is you won't get into a repair shop for a long time so the temporary fix will let you use your boat until you can get it to a repair shop.

 

[wanna-be-jetter]

How fast were you going? I have smacked the dock pretty good as well but no damage. Just looking for my own education on what it takes to damage my boat.

It was a combination of panic and poor planning that did me in. We were pulling into the dock just fine on the first go 'round, dock on the left and a pontoon docked to my right. Wife got off the boat and pushed off with her foot, sliding the bow out towards open water and, consequently, my stern towards the pontoon. Decided to come back around for a second try and a wave pushed me at the last second, I panicked about hitting the pontoon next to me and shoved the throttle down too hard. Kicked the back end straight into the dock as I pulled away to regroup again. It was also an old dock with very little protection of its own so there may have even been a loose bolt or it could have been the corner of the dock. It all happened so fast and I had my eyes forward watching for other boats as I made my way around for a third try.

 

[Canuckjetboater]

How fast were you going? I have smacked the dock pretty good as well but no damage. Just looking for my own education on what it takes to damage my boat.

@HangOutdoors .....not so much the speed but the angle and what you hit. If the stern gets under a dock nand contacts metal/bolts/screws.....ouch!

 

[Scott]

You can fix that yourself. Use Marine-Tex. Not hard to do. Check out youtube if you don't feel comfortable.

 

[biffdotorg]

You can fix that yourself. Use Marine-Tex. Not hard to do. Check out youtube if you don't feel comfortable.

Having used Marine tex, that may be a good below the water line out of sight fix. As it matches pretty well. In a very obvious place like this, I would be ordering the color matched spectrum gelcote to do it right. It's an opinion, but on a new boat, I would see it every time I went around the stern.

 

[mark_m]

Took the family out on the lake this past weekend, looking to stop somewhere on the water for lunch and smacked the dock real good trying to correct a slide I was in. Took a chunk out of the back of my boat (above the water line). Anyone on this site know of a good fiberglass repair shop near the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro area?

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You can get a small amount of spectrum gel paste that is color matched to your gelcoat. This is very fixable, you can find many threads here on how to do the repair with results.

Welcome to Spectrum Color - The Worlds Leader in Specialty Gel Coat Products

 

[HangOutdoors]

You all over thinking it. Slap some duct tape over it and continue to enjoy boating Fix in off season

https://www.amazon.com/Industrial-Waterproof-Resistant-Multiple-Available/dp/B07Q8T3SSP/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=marine+duct+tape&qid=1596548477&sr=8-5

 

[mark_m]

You can get a small amount of spectrum gel paste that is color matched to your gelcoat. This is very fixable, you can find many threads here on how to do the repair with results.

Welcome to Spectrum Color - The Worlds Leader in Specialty Gel Coat Products

This should fix you up nicely

Spectrum Color Yamaha Boat White Coat 5 04-21 Boat Gel Coat

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www.iboats.com

 

[wanna-be-jetter]

You guys are all amazing, yet another reason I love this site. I'm going to try the Spectrum Color myself first to get the boat back on the water reasonably quickly. As a newbie to this kind of fix, is it something that I can have an actual fiberglass repair shop re-fix after the season is over if I'm not happy with my results doing it myself?

 

[mark_m]

You guys are all amazing, yet another reason I love this site. I'm going to try the Spectrum Color myself first to get the boat back on the water reasonably quickly. As a newbie to this kind of fix, is it something that I can have an actual fiberglass repair shop re-fix after the season is over if I'm not happy with my results doing it myself?

Yep. It should be fine, but I think you will get it perfect with the spectrum kit.

 

[Canuckjetboater]

You can get a small amount of spectrum gel paste that is color matched to your gelcoat. This is very fixable, you can find many threads here on how to do the repair with results.

Welcome to Spectrum Color - The Worlds Leader in Specialty Gel Coat Products

@mark_m .....agree 100%.....I have used a lot of Spectrum over the years. A key to its best result IMO is to use a big enough piece of film to cover it to both smooth it before it sets-up and allow it to cure faster, better and harder.

 

[Shady28]

Took the family out on the lake this past weekend, looking to stop somewhere on the water for lunch and smacked the dock real good trying to correct a slide I was in. Took a chunk out of the back of my boat (above the water line). Anyone on this site know of a good fiberglass repair shop near the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro area?

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I believe River Valley sends all their Yamaha glass repair and Yamaha warranty work to Hassis in Stillwater. If you want to try your hand at repairing it yourself with Spectrum, I did that repair last year and would be willing to maybe meet up if we're close enough in Mpls. Feel free to DM me, it's a pretty easy repair for $50.

Hassis Paintworks, LLC

hassispaintworks.com

 

[tdonoughue]

Do a search on the forum here. There are lots of write-ups of using the Spectrum paste for repairs like this. Very easy and you will not be able to tell anything happened. You don't even need to grind that one. Mix the paste with some drops of hardener, fill the hole, cover it with plastic wrap. When it cures (next day), so and sand it with a block. Wet sand and work your way with finer and finer grit. Finish up with rubbing compound, then polish.

You won't know it was there. And the next time you will not even hesitate to fix something like this.

Do post your experience, too, so others can follow your footsteps....

 

[wanna-be-jetter]

Got a couple quotes on the repair work and thought I'd update the thread. A place in Hudson, WI quoted me at $500, Hassis in Stillwater wanted over $800! Ordered the Spectrum Color patch kit referenced above through iBoats. Even after $20 in shipping the cost is $60. Looks like I'm going to learn how to repair fiberglass. I'll update this thread with the progress after I get the repair kit and get to work. Thanks again to everyone that chipped in with tips and ideas on how to get this fixed for me!

 

[Canuckjetboater]

Got a couple quotes on the repair work and thought I'd update the thread. A place in Hudson, WI quoted me at $500, Hassis in Stillwater wanted over $800! Ordered the Spectrum Color patch kit referenced above through iBoats. Even after $20 in shipping the cost is $60. Looks like I'm going to learn how to repair fiberglass. I'll update this thread with the progress after I get the repair kit and get to work. Thanks again to everyone that chipped in with tips and ideas on how to get this fixed for me!

@wanna-be-jetter .....you can do it. There are lots of recommendations on this forum and on others. One thing I would advise - have a good sized piece of clear plastic available to cover your patch to smooth it easier and help it cure and some tape to hold it on. You can do this!