Gel coat vs epoxy

[Brooksider]

I have repaired a hole in the bottom of my boat with fiberglass. What should I put over the fiberglass? I had planned on gel coat but some info I have seen online has said epoxy would be better. By the way, it is a 16 year old bass boat and I'm not concerned about what it looks like since you can't see it unless you crawl under the boat. I just want it to be structurally sound and not leak.

[Rebel9921]

Marine-tex would be a sound advice... It can be tinted to match the color... very easy to use n etc... so go for that...

[Brooksider]

How do you apply it? Can it be brushed or do you use a trowel?

[BASSCAT7]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Brooksider &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">I have repaired a hole in the bottom of my boat with fiberglass. What should I put over the fiberglass? I had planned on gel coat but some info I have seen online has said epoxy would be better. By the way, it is a 16 year old bass boat and I'm not concerned about what it looks like since you can't see it unless you crawl under the boat. I just want it to be structurally sound and not leak.</td></tr></table>

What did you repair the hole with ? Glass cloth/resin ? What color is the boat where the repair is ?

[Brooksider]

Yes, I repaired the hole with glass cloth & resin. The bottom is a light gray, although I'm not too concerned whether the color matches or not.

[BASSCAT7]

Marine - Tex comes in white and grey, white can be tinted , it is waterproof and permanent, easy to work with.


http://www.marinetex.com/marinetexepoxyputty.html

[Brooksider]

Thanks, guys. I'm going to give it a shot in the next few days.

[gofish42189]

This might be a dumb question, but what would you use to tint the marine-tex?

[BASSCAT7]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by gofish42189 &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">This might be a dumb question, but what would you use to tint the marine-tex?</td></tr></table>

Any of these can be used to tint Marine -Tex white. Do not use more than 5% pigment per total volume of Marine Tex used..

http://www.jamestowndistributo...=2997


http://www.jamestowndistributo...gents

[gofish42189]

Thanks.