Hi everyone
Our trailer sailer sustained some hull damage 
on our last trip away and we are now on the lookout for a good reliable repairer.
Can anyone make any recommendations for anyone around Lake Macquarie or further north? (We are in inland northern NSW)
Cheers and thanks.
on our last trip away and we are now on the lookout for a good reliable repairer.
Hi all
Further to my original query here are some pics.
Hopefully I've managed to attach images to this email!
The first pic is where it looks like a previous repair has fallen out. The boat was hull smacking off waves quite a bit on a beat on our last trip and this is what we found on retrieval.
The second pic is where the side rollers have been supporting the hull a bit too much and in this case have caused a dimple in the hull as well as some cracking of the gelcoat!
We would be looking at having these repaired as well.
So if anyone has some more suggestions on a good reliable shipwright/repairer then that would be much appreciated.
Cheers.
Both of these are relatively simple repairs, both in terms of cost and skill required.
The first one, the one that has fallen out would need to be ground back all the way back to where there is good substrate to bond to. Gouge all of the bog out till there is no more bog then rough sand the hull using either a belt sander or disc grinder (use both veeeeeryyyy carefully) just grind enough to get a clean surface. After you are happy with your work start applying glass cloth and epoxy resin till you have made the repair a bit thicker than original. When all is good shape the hull to same profile as previous, it will go very easy if you use a surform file while the repair is still green. After rough shaping let it set completely and finish sand to shape using a long board.
The other repair can be done in the same way, grind just enough to get to clean hull material. then build it back up and shape.
Build your layers up by starting with small bits of glass cloth in the centre and getting gradually larger, overlapping the previous piece with the subsequent one.
I agree with loose change. too small a job for a shipwright. Job is below the waterline and will not be seen normally. FGI 180 epoxy and 6 ounce cloth. Smooth the job off with FGI 180 and micro balloons and paint.
