Famous last words on that transom...

Andy=Bob Ross of fiberglass

Your videos are so damn informative and relaxing; between you editing style, voice, and craftsmanship, i can watch them all day. I usually watch your channel before bed. I think if you werent in such a niche, your channel would be huge.

Thanks. I understand much more about fairing.

Yes! Love this gig.

Another Great informative video Andy! Thank you!

Looked simple enough. Great technique!!

Awesome video Andy! Thanks for showing your fairing process.

Love your videos! I learn so much every time.

EXCELLENT THANKYOU!

Always great Andy! Thanks man

Loving this project Andy. Just going back over things you have told/taught me in the past and seeing you re-implement them the way I now do it as well after your guidance. Thank you for sharing your knowledge over the years I have been following you 👍👍

Love that Total boat fairing. I sometimes back drag a blade while it’s still soft to cut the edges. Thanks Andy

That's a lot of work for such a small area, great job!

I’m happy that I found another glorious sanding channel!

Good Job - Now back to my sanding!

finally the polyester resin\ gel coat\ pva makes sense to me, thanks for another informative vid, looking forwars to seeing how you tackle the transom.

Great video Andy as always. Keep them coming! Hope yall are starting to thaw out up there; its warming up here in Southwest Texas. Lol.

Love your videos

Been looking at alot of materials for my upcoming resto and im really impressed w the ease of the total boat line of products seems very DIY friendly and here i can see them in action, look forward to rhis channel every week!

Great video. Always enjoy watching super skilled tradesmen do their work.

Terrific!

I've had a old ouachita boat in my back yard for about a year.. the last couple weeks I've been getting it ready to put a new floor in it watching your videos has inspired me to want to start doing some custom fiberglass work on it.. love your videos man i can't stop watching them hahaha

Amazing patience & work Andy

Learning heaps so my gratitude heads your way. Cheers 😊

Great video Andy 👍👍👍👍

Hey there Andy, you make it look so easy; your the best man, GOD BLESS, PATRICK.P

I don’t know why I truly enjoy watching your videos. I have spent hours watching your videos. I don’t even own a boat!!😁

I love boatworkstoday lots of boats I get have fiberglass problems so this a great channel to help you learn I would love some support thank you!

I like the fast action editing shots, I just wish I could work that fast in real life : )

Great video, I especially liked the product tie-in with your chop strand mixing board! The transom work looks like it's going to be a real pain, though.

Love it

Those long sanders and trowels are nice. Speeds things up great. I need to find one of the small belt sanders like you use before I get started on the Chris Craft.

Great video Andy! I wish I could video the looks that I get at the fiberglass supply house when I say that I don't want any waxed resin, and buy the PVA instead! They look at me as if I was an idiot! Your method of using PVA over the resin has saved me a ton of work, and it's just the best way to cure up the resin that I've found, here in Florida! This video on the console came at the perfect time for me & my project, THANK YOU! You are the MAN!! I hope to meet you in person some day, so please let us know if you ever come towards the Tampa are, OK?! Keep up the great work!

You are an artist

Love the fast pace give it to use quick video editing 👍 much improved over your other videos IMO. Thumbs up

Its so nice when Andy gets back to the basics. I learned a lot from this video!

UNCLEDOUG SAYS NICE JOB DAD !! I HAVE DONE THE SAME JOB BEFORE AND I TAKES A LOT TIME !! YOU DO GOOD WORK !!!

Another great vid Andy. How much fun is it gonna be following up someone elses's bright ideas when you reinforce those corners next week? Sooooo looking forward to seeing that!

Excellent presentation of a subject that seems to be voodoo/black magic to most fiberglass boat owners. Thank you!

Hi watched a couple of your videos, fantastic help.I’m fixing up an a.c. Cobra REPLICA and have to do some fibreglass work thanks for your help.

Bellissimo..!

Some years ago I used to work at a boat yard in the fiberglass department. There was a cloth we used that went between the Fiberglass and the bag when we SCRIMPed parts. I can't remember what it was but it left a dull finish to the resin and was easy to sand and fair out. I bet once the gel coat tacks but is not fully cured you could lay it on there as well. PEEL-PLY!!!!! best stuff ever. You lay up your part, put this on last when the resin is still wet, roll the bubbles out and let it cure. Once the part is all cured peel it off and TA DAAA! No sticky, smooth and nice to the touch. I think it's funny you wear PPE sanding but not while mixing and using chemicals. I couldn't work with polys or mek without a respirator, it made me feel like crap. Some of the I worked with were so burnt out at the end of the day. Maybe you have good ventilation at your place. I'm really enjoying your videos, keep it up. You've gained a subscriber.

Thanks for explaining the gelcoat thing. I thought it was your top layer but I see it gives you some sanding grace and I also thought you could put gelcoat as your finish but now I see you cannot put gelcoat over the Total Boat Farring compound. I love how that stuff mixes.

Andy a small tip, for doing intricate sanding in tight small areas where a sander fit well i was shown something that is almost embarrassing especially if people find it your tool box but....uummm you can use "lady massage" if you know what i mean? Just put foam backed velcro and you can attach sandpaper and they available in well all shapes and sizes, or so i am told. They work and usually adjustable speed, again so i am told lol. Anyway will see you next week.

@seanlathbury5410

5 жыл бұрын

Don't care if it works...funny as hell

@ride-it-outtimandtoni232

5 жыл бұрын

Man cool idea but what fun would my wife have while out in the shop every night? 🤣

@TylerLL2112

4 жыл бұрын

Ride-It-Out Tim-and-Toni Dude😂

Andy on speed (: very Nice 👍🏻

An enjoyable video. Informative and entertaining.

to get those large areas flat I use melamine with 4 oz of mat and screw it to the part with the glass sandwiched between the part and the melamine. It comes out flat and quicker to spraying it. Not tell a mastercraftsman like you need to do it, just sharing. Have a blessed day!!!

Your such a G.

Quality work as usual. Have you considered using carbon fibre sheet as a background on the instrument panel, I was thinking it could have been used easily to cover the holes without cutting them out? Keep those videos coming!

Good morning.

Z przyjemnością oglądam Twoje instruktarze. Dla mnie są bardzo pomocne. Brakuje mi jak na razie filmu pokazującego wykończenie, żelokotu po malowaniu, do połysku. Czy na wykończenie pokładu, burty lepiej stosować żelkot, a może topkot? Pozdrawiam z Polski.

On the wider trowling knives, we place are hands on the outside edges of the blade and pull from there. With post fairings the outside edges will flex just enough to allow a soft scooping out in the middle

@WreckDiver99

5 жыл бұрын

I was writing a comment on using a 12" blade for that last pass, and I said to myself "Self, Andy has been doing this longer than you ever dreamed of thinking about doing it, I'm sure he's tried a 12" knife and has a reason he doesn't use it". LOL...Yea, just didn't go there. I do agree, with your method...works great on drywall mud.

@JonDunnmusician

2 жыл бұрын

@@WreckDiver99 Wonderful comment this is definitely not Andy's 1st rodeo great to have somebody be humble and not the constant Internet armchair quarterbacks all the best to you

It would be very interesting to see more about how this boat was converted from inboard to outboard power. This sounds like a cost-effective way to resurrect old inboard boats with seized engines. There are tons of really nice yachts you can buy for next to nothing because of non-functional engines. A way to get them moving again for a few thousand dollars would be very useful to people who couldn't otherwise afford them

When the fairing compound is set up, before you "hot coat" another layer, you can easily knock down any high spots with a Surform. Andy may not leave enough peaks and high spots to need this step, but I do!

@cheztaylor8

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, a Surform works really well. I also use a body file as found in automotive body shops.

Nice video but just saying you could save lots of time and effort with bigger Poti knife or truelles...thanks for you video they are great keep the good work love the voice of your daughter at end of videos

I love your your videos! What would be added info if you explained why you’re using a certain product and or what it is designed for in other applications. I’m a total beginner so at times I get lost why you’re using different products. I hope this makes sense. Great job man!!!

Hey Andy, just watched your CSM Epoxy video and it got me thinking about all the questions I had regarding fillers. A few years ago I filled in transom holes, and fiberglassed some Starboard pucks to the transom for mounting underwater lights without drilling more holes in the boat. I used the Bondo Fiberglass Resin because it was available at the local store but I needed a filler to thicken the resin into a paste so it would stay in the holes and vertical surfaces. I went to West Marine and they had a whole bunch of West System fillers of all different prices. I got the cheapest one and for the little bit I needed, it seemed to do the job, but I still don't know what all the options are for or the benefits/cons of each. Can you do a video or include a segment in one about fillers and the differences? Thank you and keep up the good work!

Attention to detail is amazing! I've pulled a boat from the water this week and noticed some small gelcoat blistering on the hull. Anybody recommend any guidance videos for how best to treat?

For you old timers out there that remember the ziplock bag commercials, yellow+blue makes green.

Best God Damn boat repairing channel on KZread.

like the music. You should list what you use in your videos

Andy, I would have a serious talk with the owner about strengthening that transom. Those Honda BF130’s are 496lbs. a piece!!!

@imabeliever244

5 жыл бұрын

Andy owns this boat.

Another awesome video. I like the paper slip test a lot. I'm hoping to set up my own boat repair business this year would you possibly have any advice on starting up in the trade?

Thank you for such always informative videos. Is it because of cost you prefer to just keep putting more fairing on to even the surface instead of throwing a few more Fiberglas mats on? What's your limit for fairing thickness then?

I love that fairing compound but what’s the best way to finish over it? Gelcoat wont cure, even with wax additive correct? Do you have to paint over it and is there a specific type of paint or any additives needed for the paint to cure?

I loved the video. I'm trying to fix up a boat with little to no knowledge. I'm taking out some thru hulls. Is there any way to make a fairing compound? I would need such a small amount that I hate to buy it.

Great videos I’m just wondering why you don’t put the fairing over the uncured resin or gel coat so it would chemically bond?

Hey Andy, I have a project coming up and you've been a tremendous help. I plan on using your total boat store you have set up but I noticed on the total fair it says not to apply the gel coat directly over it as I've seen you do plenty of times with great success. Am I missing anything?

Just discovered this site. I'm a retired plasterer but find this nicely presented and absorbing. Shouldn't you be wearing a Skipper's cap with gold braid? U.K.

one of your better videos, why no guide powder?

So if it is hot as hell down here in Texas and I'm needing to do some glass work, should I use a laminating resin? Would that give me ample working time to lay up the layers I need to without it kicking off?

Good video Andy! What is the tool you were using to sand the flat spots, I want one!

I have a question. Whenever I use wood (balsa, pine, oak) core to fill in a hole that used to have coring within a year I always end up seeing the impression of the hole (in the right light) and this is after body work, priming, painting and color sanding. I've had to resort to filling holes with closed cell 2 part expansion foam (8lb). They never seem to come back with it. You ever had this issue?

Do you have to gelcoat/pva the back side of a polyester resin layup to get it to cure? Like i understand that the back of the layup is sealed from the air in the areas of the existing fiber glass but what about the portion of the layup over the hole, does it cure on the backside?

Andy, I have a Sport craft 20' center console with a 135hp outboard. The transom is rotten. What would consider the best approach to rebuild it? What materials for you recommend using?

Church! 😂

Twin inboards to twin outboards? If you could take 30 seconds I would be interested in seeing how they mounted the outboards. Thanks, Jim

@br5498

5 жыл бұрын

Find the intro to this group of videos. It was in there..

well the PVA does not 'cure' the gelcoat. Gelcoat is an unwaxed resin - the waxed version is called flowcoat (and probably other names). Anyway the wax floats to the surface and seals it so it does not remain tacky - you are effectively doing the sealing with PVA.

is there a different in strength between gelcoat and topcoat? or is there an other reason to use gelcoat and pva instead of topcoat

Hi Andy what grit do you like for the DA for knocking down?

Hi Andy , is fairing like bondo Can it be used under water line on Aluminum? I’m trying to repair the transom on my boat wich it happens to be dented right on the drain plug

Will JD dewaxer hurt one part poly paint ?

*just wasn’t really finished, thought you’d give another coat of bell coat or flow coat so it looks like the rest, now it’s green , or do you paint it ?????

Andy, 2 questions as you are quite a professional and expert in the fiberglass business. I am planning on removing my headliner in my cabin and I want to make it with a modern look by smoothing it out and painting it. What is the best way to do this and what materials do I use? Is it the same process as the outside - i. e. such as fairing, gelcoat, etc.? The other question I have is that I was thinking about is extending my stringers and making an outboard bracket. I figured that if I use laminating polyester resin it would make the job easier, while it will allow me to build on the layers of glass - do you recommend this approach? Appreciate any advice you can give - thank you!

so I guess you never use hardening accelerant or cobalt? gets it done without all that waiting...

Andy, have you tried total fair on aluminum?

Can you show a video on how to put self tapping screws into fiberglass......I predrilled and hand put the screws into the fiberglass, and they still sheared off. Once they have sheared off, how do you get the screws out if the screw shaft is flush with the fiberglass without causing huge damage..

@garysouza2277

5 жыл бұрын

Woodworking companies, like Rockler , sell a tool called a screw extraxtor. Basically a hollow tube with sharpened points on the end, that you put over a broken screw, and drill. The broken screw will come up the hollow tube and then you plug the hole. When I worked at a boat repair shop, we used to use then on wood to remove broken screws, don't see why it wouldn't work with fg. You gotta fix the screw hole anyway, it's just a little bigger...:-)

Andy, DId you replace the plywood backer so that the steering helm has something to mount to? If so do you just epoxy glue the plywood to the glass and then encase it with fiberglass?

@josebasulto3956

3 жыл бұрын

I would have liked to see how he did the backing. Did you ever figure it out? I'm repairing some wood rot in my center console.

If you’re adding a wax additive to the last layer to get it to cure and sand what ratio do you use I have polystyrene additive sanding aid for adding to my polyester layer but I do not know my ratios and nothing on the Internet or on the can are helping me and gel coat is expensive in comparison and I hate to spend $80 a gallon to just send it back out to cure?

Andy, after you glass a patch instead of using gel coat and p.v.a. to seal out the air for it to cure couldn't you just coat it with the fairing compound? Just curious!

@michaelwaegemans6802

5 жыл бұрын

And if you put on the fairing compound when the fyberglass is still thacky, would that not make a chemical bound? i'm curious as well!

@cheztaylor8

5 жыл бұрын

Andy will have to confirm, but I think the answer is, no. The reason is that the glass patch was done using polyester resin and the fairing compound is epoxy based.

@garysouza2277

5 жыл бұрын

@@cheztaylor8-You're right about the lay up being poly, and the fairing compound epoxy, but epoxy will stick to poly, not the other way around. I think the main reason is, to ensure the poly is sealed from air you'd have to put more fairing compound on, which means more sanding. By using gel coat and PVA, or just PVA, you sealed the poly to cure it, and it's a thinner layer to sand. My 2 cents...

@michaelwaegemans6802

5 жыл бұрын

But if both would be epoxy based?

Hi Andy, what is your Qand A site ?

Hey you used a marker on the fairing to mark the low spot? A previous vid you said not too. So, my question is why not and why now. Justn curious but is it do to bleeding? Thanks.

Is there a reason you have to use fairing compound on fiberglass as opposed to plastic, automotive-type body filler? Is the gel coat the difference?

@stephenfoster4255

5 жыл бұрын

Normally as a rule in the marine game we use epoxy fairing compounds as supposed to polyester

How come you can't fill the smaller hole with fiber reinforced resin instead of grinding it all out?

Three questions, if I may Sir: 1. What about the exposed section of that new glass you did? Doesn't that need to be covered to cure properly? If there's no access to the back, you can't spray PVA. 2. Do you use different grits when hand sanding vs power sanding, or must you use the same grits just way more elbow grease? 3. What grit sand paper do you start and finish with?

@fallguy100000

5 жыл бұрын

good point on the first question

Concerning polyester resin rather than epoxy and which would be the most appropriate to use, I need to add some layers of glass the forward ends of my engine bearers. Previous owner installed shims at the forward end of the forward engine mountings. The shim's purpose was to take up gap between bottom of engine mounting and engine bearer when previous owner did a bad job of installing an engine with a longer footprint. The engine is coming out soon and then I need to replace the shims. I'm planning to sand away existing bilge paint and prep for laying glass patches in. Then I'll sand it to replicate the existing profile and then fresh bilge paint. coming to the question, the yacht was built using polyester resin and one of your videos shows how polyester is absorbed into the glass more efficiently compared to epoxy. Now, the question is: I can mix epoxy, use that and it'll cure. Can i do the same with polyester without having to cover in some other layer in order for it to cure?

Good again Andy although shouldn't "winner winner chicken dinner" be more like "easy cheesy" from WI LOL. Question-I find TotalBoat Poly Resin to be a little expensive, any thing as good just cheaper??

Our UK polyester must be different from the US as the resin cures without covering. Pure gel-coat wont without wax or some other method of excluding the air. Why use epoxy in the stern quarters when the boat is made of polyester and melting the surface with acetone and using polyester is cheaper and quicker? Des. Good videos by the way, never miss one.

I don't know if I ever thanked you Andy for sharing your knowledge here on youtube. After finding your channel I realized I didn't know anything about fiberglass a few years ago when I found your channel. You will have to check out my jet ski I repaired using you channel to learn how to fix a fiberglass issue. The jet ski I repaired was 215HP supercharged and had a cracked jet tunnel. Thats been like 6 years ago and its still as strong as ever. Thank You. www.pwctoday.com/showthread.php?t=380562