Some (costly) boat work I have done

[MacGyver]

Just felt like sharing some of the boat work I have done. This is to that Photobucket site, a link to the album with the work in it.
http://s1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg507/JGDVS/Boat%20work/

Sorting through some pictures looking to organize the mess on my computer and I compiled these. They should be in a rough order.

A hobie, and a J were racing and the hobie lost control running into the J and up on it. The j had more damage, but this was the best part. It tore down the J's bow pulpit also. The hobie had some bow fiberglass damage, but not super obvious in the pic.  The J damage shows interior damage also, but I never took pics of the finish of the inside.
My Graphics company at the time got the job to do the remake of the name so I had to copy it from the other side. The whole time both boats raced every weekend, no matter how far along I was with the repairs....... that was hard to do......

All work was done by me, the Laser at the end had a punch into the side of the boat, only pic I have is of when I sanded the spot to make it ready for repair. Then I had to repair the gelcoat, and the blue.    

Let me know what you think, and any questions.

Happy sailing! and remember, when racing, give em some room, and this wont happen!
Enjoy!
Mac

[SpeakEasy]

You do nice work!

It must be rewarding to be able to make something look like new again.

-Speak

[MacGyver]

Thanks, it is pretty awesome feeling especially when I did that blue sided boat.

To reproduce the nonskid I took and shot gelcoat on it then when that got tacky I shot a bunch more really heavy on it, then took rock salt (ice melt for winter time) and crushed it and had granuales I wanted, sprinkled them heavily on it, patting it down.
Shot a mold release compound on it to devoid it of air for a solid cure, then I washed it down the next day, rock salt gone, and non skid looked close, really turned out well

I am really surprised the damage these guys can do to each other out there......

[Bob23]

   Really nice work, Mac. I'm always amazed at how you 'glass guys can work magic while I tend to make a complete mess of it. I have a friend here in NJ who patched a hole in the port side of a Hinckley Bermuda 40 the size of a car hood. You cannot see any trace of it now...just a perfect repair and paint.
   I wish you lived closer!
bob23