Grover70
Jet Boat Addict
- Messages
- 420
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- 247
- Points
- 117
- Location
- Ponte Vedra, FL
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2017
- Boat Model
- FSH Deluxe
- Boat Length
- 19
Hello!
A recent YouTube video by our old friend, "Out on the Reef," addressed fiberglass damage on the lower portion of the hatch where the changing room door and the engine cover attach:
My FSH has 71 hours on it. I looked, and yes, there is the slightest bit of wear on the gel-coat starting. My first thought was hull vibration and plain old contact.
However, looking closer yesterday, I saw two reasons and just adding new gel-coat won't solve the problem.
1-When my passenger sat on the seat, it pressed the door against the frame. One side rubbed against the other.
2-When I dropped the door closed, it slammed the edge of the door against the door jam quite hard, and seemed to do the most immediate type of damage.
3-Same thing with the engine cover. In fact, one side of the engine cover door curves slightly down as if it were not sanded down to a straight edge. This made contact with the hull each time I closed it and when I sat on the seat.
What I have done to alleviate the potential for more damage past the gel-coat, is to add rubber padding at the contact points. You can use rubber outdoor weather sealant for this.
Once the contact is prevented in the first place, you can prevent the damage, or at least, mitigate it.
A recent YouTube video by our old friend, "Out on the Reef," addressed fiberglass damage on the lower portion of the hatch where the changing room door and the engine cover attach:
My FSH has 71 hours on it. I looked, and yes, there is the slightest bit of wear on the gel-coat starting. My first thought was hull vibration and plain old contact.
However, looking closer yesterday, I saw two reasons and just adding new gel-coat won't solve the problem.
1-When my passenger sat on the seat, it pressed the door against the frame. One side rubbed against the other.
2-When I dropped the door closed, it slammed the edge of the door against the door jam quite hard, and seemed to do the most immediate type of damage.
3-Same thing with the engine cover. In fact, one side of the engine cover door curves slightly down as if it were not sanded down to a straight edge. This made contact with the hull each time I closed it and when I sat on the seat.
What I have done to alleviate the potential for more damage past the gel-coat, is to add rubber padding at the contact points. You can use rubber outdoor weather sealant for this.
Once the contact is prevented in the first place, you can prevent the damage, or at least, mitigate it.
