I hit the dock !! repair question.

While attempting to dock in 35+mph winds I hit the dock with the front end of the boat. Wouldn't you know that the dock had a piece of plate steel sticking over the lip of wood. The damage is not severe and way high of the water line so leakage is not a problem. The damage is about 1.5 inches ling and 3/4 of a inch wide. Is there a quick repair to keep this from getting worse? Maybe a small clear coat over the top or something I could brush on to seal it back up? Thanks.

Pics of damage :

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hey man sorry to hear about your boat, i am not 100% sure but if it were my boat i would do a real good visual inspection and make sure that it didnt crack around it anywhere. i just did some fiberglass work on my boat, i would suggest sanding the area down, get some fiberglass mat and resin and try to reshape it as well as possible. i guess the biggest part after that will be getting the color and everything back. hope that helps alittle. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/USA1.gif

If it doesn't appear that you busted any glass, you might be able to get away with using one of those gelcoat repair kits, depending on how deep it is.

http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/doh.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/doh.gif It could have at least hit the white part huh? It looks like a simple fix from the pics and I would fix it ASAP because if the glass that is showing absorbs any water it can cause problems later down the road. Contact the boat manufacture, give them your hull id #'s and they can get you some gel coat that matches! http://xs-s.com/zf/images/smile/emthup.gif http://xs-s.com/zf/images/smile/emthup.gif