1997 Ski Nautique fiberglass resin??

thanks for the heads up on Gelcoat not sticking to epoxy... that would have really sucked to find that out after the fact! My plan is to have someone spray the entire upper transom area as I'm quite sure that a color match will be next to impossible even for a pro. I'm thinking... have them try to match the gelcoat as best they can and then have a 4-6" wide decal/wrap made that matches the top, darker tan stripe. Run that new stripe from the rub rail above the existing darker tan stripe up over each corner towards the corner of the back seat. This will cover the line of the new/old gelcoat. Nautique guys will pick out this non-stock item immediately, but without any sort of stock delineation line on the transom.....  Sort of the same idea as hood stripes on some Corvettes....

If you’re going to have the whole area sprayed with gel then I don’t understand why you’re proposing to inject anything. With the structural repair done from the inside, now you can just go at the top side with a grinder to remove all loose and broken glass+gel. Fair it out then spray. You may want to talk to your gel guy first on what they’d prefer to do themselves, and how much they’re comfortable with you doing ahead of time. A discussion of materials you’d be using would be key.

Watch a true pro do it in this video and you can see how close they can get.
Boatworks Today gelcoat

that color matching video was really amazing... I agree with all those that think talking to the gelcoat guy before proceeding is a good idea.... thanks again...

I found a local guy that has very positive reviews and I felt really good about our chat... He plans to gelcoat just half the transom. I mentioned hiding the lines if needed and he was quite confident there would be no need for "funky stripes". He said "I'll be able to tell, but you won't". I said "that's exactly what I'm looking for"... It will be done next week.

that's pretty nice work... foot throttle instead??

No just replaced the missing console where the controls originally were. Had to regel that as well since donor boat was a different color.

8122pbrainard wrote:   He should have been into fiberglass rather that chasing small copper wires around all those years to make our phones work!

Got the prop and tracking fin back. As always H&H in Salem, MA did an incredible job at a fair price.

wetskier2000 wrote: . can't wait to see it!!!

New Platform pics.....

first pic from the gelcoat guy..... I'll see it in person in a couple hours...

8122pbrainard wrote: So far, it's looking fantastic.  Was this fiberglass guy one of the ones who said: wetskier2000 wrote: large sum of money to a shop that says "We can't guarantee that it won't crack again"... More than 1 place said this.... In my opinion, any glass shop that tells you that, isn't worth going to.

wetskier2000 wrote: first pic from the gelcoat guy..... I'll see it in person in a couple hours... Please ignore the fact that I obviously haven't compounded the lower transom yet... I'll get right on that....