I have a boat slip with a hoist, and today being the idiot that I am,
ran my prop into the pontoon on accident. The pontoon is made of
fiberglass. After hitting the pontoon, the top of the pontoon has a
very slow leak in it. Is there some kind of fiberglass resin of some
sorts I can put on the small puncture to patch it? The puncture is on
the top of the pontoon, so it won't be submerged in the water (if I
have the pontoon filled up with air, but the downside is there will be
pressure on the hole until the application cures.

I called a guy who specializes in this, and he wanted to put a new
fiberglass coating on that portion of the pontoon, taking roughly 2-3
days total for all the work, costing $150, and requiring me to find
alternate storage for my boat in the meantime. I'd much rather use
some magical patch kit if such a thing exists.

Also, awhile back I had some hull damage and bought some marinetex or
maritex, forget what it's called, but it's for patching a gouge in my
fiberglass hull on my boat. Would something like that work?

Thanks in advance.

-Dustin

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I should note that the leak is very small, and unnoticeable unless you
put a little bit of water on it, in which case it "fizzles" slightly.
It's definitely not a big gash, which might make some difference in
the ability to patch it vs. getting glass work done on the pontoon.

On Mon, 03 May 2004 00:35:33 GMT, Dustin
wrote:


I have a boat slip with a hoist, and today being the idiot that I am,
ran my prop into the pontoon on accident. The pontoon is made of
fiberglass. After hitting the pontoon, the top of the pontoon has a
very slow leak in it. Is there some kind of fiberglass resin of some
sorts I can put on the small puncture to patch it? The puncture is on
the top of the pontoon, so it won't be submerged in the water (if I
have the pontoon filled up with air, but the downside is there will be
pressure on the hole until the application cures.

I called a guy who specializes in this, and he wanted to put a new
fiberglass coating on that portion of the pontoon, taking roughly 2-3
days total for all the work, costing $150, and requiring me to find
alternate storage for my boat in the meantime. I'd much rather use
some magical patch kit if such a thing exists.

Also, awhile back I had some hull damage and bought some marinetex or
maritex, forget what it's called, but it's for patching a gouge in my
fiberglass hull on my boat. Would something like that work?

Thanks in advance.

-Dustin

P.S. If replying by email, please fix the email address to show
only.

"Dustin" wrote in message
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I should note that the leak is very small, and unnoticeable unless you
put a little bit of water on it, in which case it "fizzles" slightly.
It's definitely not a big gash, which might make some difference in
the ability to patch it vs. getting glass work done on the pontoon.

On Mon, 03 May 2004 00:35:33 GMT, Dustin
wrote:


I have a boat slip with a hoist, and today being the idiot that I am,
ran my prop into the pontoon on accident. The pontoon is made of
fiberglass. After hitting the pontoon, the top of the pontoon has a
very slow leak in it. Is there some kind of fiberglass resin of some
sorts I can put on the small puncture to patch it? The puncture is on
the top of the pontoon, so it won't be submerged in the water (if I
have the pontoon filled up with air, but the downside is there will be
pressure on the hole until the application cures.

I called a guy who specializes in this, and he wanted to put a new
fiberglass coating on that portion of the pontoon, taking roughly 2-3
days total for all the work, costing $150, and requiring me to find
alternate storage for my boat in the meantime. I'd much rather use
some magical patch kit if such a thing exists.

Also, awhile back I had some hull damage and bought some marinetex or
maritex, forget what it's called, but it's for patching a gouge in my
fiberglass hull on my boat. Would something like that work?

Thanks in advance.

-Dustin

P.S. If replying by email, please fix the email address to show
only.


Patching it is easy, if there is no pressure. Tie the boat to the pontoon
and use the boat to keep it afloat. Remove the pressure from the tube and
slap some glass and resin on the hole. 30 minutes later, fixed. Look at
West Marine West Systems booklet on how to fiberglass.
Bill

Yes, fiberglass repair should be easy, just mix your resins properly as
instructed and you should be fine. No magic gum or patch,, just sand and
refiberglass over the hole







"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"Dustin" wrote in message
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I should note that the leak is very small, and unnoticeable unless you
put a little bit of water on it, in which case it "fizzles" slightly.
It's definitely not a big gash, which might make some difference in
the ability to patch it vs. getting glass work done on the pontoon.

On Mon, 03 May 2004 00:35:33 GMT, Dustin
wrote:


I have a boat slip with a hoist, and today being the idiot that I am,
ran my prop into the pontoon on accident. The pontoon is made of
fiberglass. After hitting the pontoon, the top of the pontoon has a
very slow leak in it. Is there some kind of fiberglass resin of some
sorts I can put on the small puncture to patch it? The puncture is on
the top of the pontoon, so it won't be submerged in the water (if I
have the pontoon filled up with air, but the downside is there will be
pressure on the hole until the application cures.

I called a guy who specializes in this, and he wanted to put a new
fiberglass coating on that portion of the pontoon, taking roughly 2-3
days total for all the work, costing $150, and requiring me to find
alternate storage for my boat in the meantime. I'd much rather use
some magical patch kit if such a thing exists.

Also, awhile back I had some hull damage and bought some marinetex or
maritex, forget what it's called, but it's for patching a gouge in my
fiberglass hull on my boat. Would something like that work?

Thanks in advance.

-Dustin

P.S. If replying by email, please fix the email address to show
only.


Patching it is easy, if there is no pressure. Tie the boat to the pontoon
and use the boat to keep it afloat. Remove the pressure from the tube and
slap some glass and resin on the hole. 30 minutes later, fixed. Look at
West Marine West Systems booklet on how to fiberglass.
Bill

Thanks for the tips. Since I've never done any fiberglass work, is it
easy enough to do without buying a book like someone else suggested?
I'm pretty good with my hands I'd like to think, so I'm not big on
mail ordering stuff and watching videos just to do some simple
patching.

With that being said, what do I need to fiberglass, and where do I buy
it at? Can a local home improvement store like Home Depot or Lowes
help, or do I need some sort of marine grade supplies? What exactly
do I need?

Thanks again for all the tips,

Dustin

On Mon, 3 May 2004 08:22:09 -0400, " Tuuk"
wrote:

Yes, fiberglass repair should be easy, just mix your resins properly as
instructed and you should be fine. No magic gum or patch,, just sand and
refiberglass over the hole







"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"Dustin" wrote in message
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I should note that the leak is very small, and unnoticeable unless you
put a little bit of water on it, in which case it "fizzles" slightly.
It's definitely not a big gash, which might make some difference in
the ability to patch it vs. getting glass work done on the pontoon.

On Mon, 03 May 2004 00:35:33 GMT, Dustin
wrote:


I have a boat slip with a hoist, and today being the idiot that I am,
ran my prop into the pontoon on accident. The pontoon is made of
fiberglass. After hitting the pontoon, the top of the pontoon has a
very slow leak in it. Is there some kind of fiberglass resin of some
sorts I can put on the small puncture to patch it? The puncture is on
the top of the pontoon, so it won't be submerged in the water (if I
have the pontoon filled up with air, but the downside is there will be
pressure on the hole until the application cures.

I called a guy who specializes in this, and he wanted to put a new
fiberglass coating on that portion of the pontoon, taking roughly 2-3
days total for all the work, costing $150, and requiring me to find
alternate storage for my boat in the meantime. I'd much rather use
some magical patch kit if such a thing exists.

Also, awhile back I had some hull damage and bought some marinetex or
maritex, forget what it's called, but it's for patching a gouge in my
fiberglass hull on my boat. Would something like that work?

Thanks in advance.

-Dustin

P.S. If replying by email, please fix the email address to show
only.


Patching it is easy, if there is no pressure. Tie the boat to the pontoon
and use the boat to keep it afloat. Remove the pressure from the tube and
slap some glass and resin on the hole. 30 minutes later, fixed. Look at
West Marine West Systems booklet on how to fiberglass.
Bill

On Mon, 03 May 2004 23:52:48 GMT, Dustin
wrote:


Thanks for the tips. Since I've never done any fiberglass work, is it
easy enough to do without buying a book like someone else suggested?
http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Fis...9/fibergls.htm

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...roductId=28521

$2.99 for the book.
Bill

"Dustin" wrote in message
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Thanks for the tips. Since I've never done any fiberglass work, is it
easy enough to do without buying a book like someone else suggested?
I'm pretty good with my hands I'd like to think, so I'm not big on
mail ordering stuff and watching videos just to do some simple
patching.

With that being said, what do I need to fiberglass, and where do I buy
it at? Can a local home improvement store like Home Depot or Lowes
help, or do I need some sort of marine grade supplies? What exactly
do I need?

Thanks again for all the tips,

Dustin

On Mon, 3 May 2004 08:22:09 -0400, " Tuuk"
wrote:

Yes, fiberglass repair should be easy, just mix your resins properly as
instructed and you should be fine. No magic gum or patch,, just sand and
refiberglass over the hole







"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"Dustin" wrote in message
...

I should note that the leak is very small, and unnoticeable unless
you
put a little bit of water on it, in which case it "fizzles" slightly.
It's definitely not a big gash, which might make some difference in
the ability to patch it vs. getting glass work done on the pontoon.

On Mon, 03 May 2004 00:35:33 GMT, Dustin
wrote:


I have a boat slip with a hoist, and today being the idiot that I
am,
ran my prop into the pontoon on accident. The pontoon is made of
fiberglass. After hitting the pontoon, the top of the pontoon has a
very slow leak in it. Is there some kind of fiberglass resin of
some
sorts I can put on the small puncture to patch it? The puncture is
on
the top of the pontoon, so it won't be submerged in the water (if I
have the pontoon filled up with air, but the downside is there will
be
pressure on the hole until the application cures.

I called a guy who specializes in this, and he wanted to put a new
fiberglass coating on that portion of the pontoon, taking roughly
2-3
days total for all the work, costing $150, and requiring me to find
alternate storage for my boat in the meantime. I'd much rather use
some magical patch kit if such a thing exists.

Also, awhile back I had some hull damage and bought some marinetex
or
maritex, forget what it's called, but it's for patching a gouge in
my
fiberglass hull on my boat. Would something like that work?

Thanks in advance.

-Dustin

P.S. If replying by email, please fix the email address to show
only.


Patching it is easy, if there is no pressure. Tie the boat to the
pontoon
and use the boat to keep it afloat. Remove the pressure from the tube
and
slap some glass and resin on the hole. 30 minutes later, fixed. Look
at
West Marine West Systems booklet on how to fiberglass.
Bill

"Calif Bill" wrote in message link.net...
"Dustin" wrote in message
...

I should note that the leak is very small, and unnoticeable unless you
put a little bit of water on it, in which case it "fizzles" slightly.
It's definitely not a big gash, which might make some difference in
the ability to patch it vs. getting glass work done on the pontoon.

On Mon, 03 May 2004 00:35:33 GMT, Dustin
wrote:


I have a boat slip with a hoist, and today being the idiot that I am,
ran my prop into the pontoon on accident. The pontoon is made of
fiberglass. After hitting the pontoon, the top of the pontoon has a
very slow leak in it. Is there some kind of fiberglass resin of some
sorts I can put on the small puncture to patch it? The puncture is on
the top of the pontoon, so it won't be submerged in the water (if I
have the pontoon filled up with air, but the downside is there will be
pressure on the hole until the application cures.

I called a guy who specializes in this, and he wanted to put a new
fiberglass coating on that portion of the pontoon, taking roughly 2-3
days total for all the work, costing $150, and requiring me to find
alternate storage for my boat in the meantime. I'd much rather use
some magical patch kit if such a thing exists.

Also, awhile back I had some hull damage and bought some marinetex or
maritex, forget what it's called, but it's for patching a gouge in my
fiberglass hull on my boat. Would something like that work?

Thanks in advance.

-Dustin

P.S. If replying by email, please fix the email address to show
only.


Patching it is easy, if there is no pressure. Tie the boat to the pontoon
and use the boat to keep it afloat. Remove the pressure from the tube and
slap some glass and resin on the hole. 30 minutes later, fixed. Look at
West Marine West Systems booklet on how to fiberglass.
Bill
Calif Bill, ARKANSAS Bill McKee here. I was interested to see your
name/address on the group. In what part of the state do you reside.
Long ago I ran across some distant relatives in Paso Robles. I do have
a niece and nephew in silicon valley. I live, Barefoot, and teach
skiing just across the Mississippi River from Memphis, TN.

west marine makes small patch kits and any marine store would handle
kits allowing you to do the work yourself -be sure to rough up the old
fiberglass with about 80 grit sandpaper and clean the wound with a
solvent before applying the patch. the kits come with premeasured
resin so you get the ratio right and a small amount of cloth allow
curing time some primer and paint will hide any damage that may have
been done - west marine web site will also have instructions on
repairs