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@lesterclaypool1

3 жыл бұрын

hey buddy i hate to see a guy work hard , when a couple small tips might really help ,, ok heres a great one that helps things look tiddy and neet ,,, ok all things that are to be covered in fiber glass should have rounded edges ,, it helps stop air pockets , and bond to the greater surface area ,, inside 90 degree are ok ,, but any out facing edge should be rounded ,,, the other great tip is to use mylar or thin hard plastic sheet you can put between you the the uncured fiber glass ,, you can see where you need to roll it and get air out from under it ,,, it works great and the glass sets up under it just fine ,,, hope these help buddy have a good day

@rickstclair1425

3 жыл бұрын

@@lesterclaypool1 +++++

@tomharrell1954

3 жыл бұрын

Spraying Gelcoat

@adamdemirs3466

3 жыл бұрын

I am rebuilding my baja ski boat and would like the step by step on how to fiberglass the new coosa into the existing boat with structural integrity. Also would like the best path to a good finish. This is my first time to restore my boat and there are a bunch of different suggestions out there on what I am trying to do.

@Jameswrightdavid

Жыл бұрын

I second spraying gelcoat. Also, installing scuppers could be a good one!

Damn man you've been busting your ass working on this boat hopefully they are paying you well for this project. Keep up the good work I truly enjoy watching and learning from your videos!

@CptAJbanned

3 жыл бұрын

A few million views probably pays for it =P

Love your working skills and sharing with us, the greenhorns.....

Love it, my man is busting his ass with this boat, hope to see it in the water soon, that's the rewarding part and make all worth

Another great video! Thank you.... I've not had good luck with Bondo over the years; but then I haven't used any since the 1970's, on trucks, and I'll bet they have improved it since then.... You must have very strong knees. If I spend even a minute working on my old knees, I can't walk the next day!

I like the Total Boat fairing compound. I think you should rebuild the boxes in the corners. You could really add to the structural integrity of the transom by using the boxes (and lots of fiberglass) to strengthen the transom. Especially if you are going to put a big hp motor on the boat.

Excellent craftsmanship, am impressed! With this info can fix my boat. Wish had money to hire u guys.very thankful for all!

@BornAgainBoating

2 күн бұрын

Our pleasure!

Since this is just for looks, I recommend adding microballoons to the bondo which will reduce the weight significantly.

Porter cable makes a electric powered DA sander that is awesome! Had one for years. Works great for fairing.

Awesome ! Coming along nicely!

Awesome job. I am 60 and had boats since i was 14. Allso work as boatbuilder from age 25 to 27. Great job. From Norway😊

@BornAgainBoating

6 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Amazing video... I can't wait to apply your suggestions when I refinish my 16' Boston Whaler. Thanks.

Looks great, love the videos!! I probably would have used Duraglass vs. the plastic filler. Not easy though. The Whirlybird is insane 😁

That grinder looks dangerous AF, awesome!

Hey, love your channel. Have a question. Will the bondo be prone to cracking or crazing from the impacts a boat receives with normal use?

Nice project and well done. I developed a sensitivity to polyester after many years of boat work. No more for me. Now it's all epoxy, which I like a lot more as it cleans up with alcohol, and is easier on the skin and lungs. My Mom had a business making Xmas ornaments out of polyester resin. Late in life she developed COPD. I just walked away at the first signs of sensitivity, and have never looked back :)

@williambranham6249

2 жыл бұрын

Good advice. After many years using small amounts of Super Glue in woodworking I developed a respiratory sensitivity to the fumes. My first episode put me in bed with severe coughing, etc. It took two days to recover. Protect skin, eyes and lungs from organic solvents.

Really coming along nice job👍👏👏

In a boat that size and in rough water, wouldn't that bondo crack when the hull flexes in the waves?

Not sure if I missed it but why bondo? Is it cheaper or easier to work with then the normal fiberglass fairing? Just wondering why you would use it instead of the better glass fairing. Thanks for sharing this video.

I rolled on my gelcoat, sanded and applied finishing plastic bondo from NAPA before I begin building up my gelcoat. Spraying is ok if you have the tools and the compressor capacity

Bondo makes a marine product. Comes out of the can green. Works well & super easy to use.

So here we are 2 years later. How is the bondo holding up? Are there any surface cracks? Is the gel coat cracking? I’m betting it’s holding up fine. I used it to fair all the old rub rail holes and crazing cracks in the gel coat of the top cap of a 73’ Sea Craft I redid about 7 years ago. I painted the boat with a quality top coat It held up fine.

I do whats called Rondo or a Bondo Milkshake. Its mixing equal parts of bonds with fiberglass resin to thin out the bonds. You use the harder for the bondo. Its easy to spread and will be water proof. We do this after all the fiberglass has been laid down to smooth it out and make for a very nice finished product for painting

I can not believe you used bondo!!!! Lol you need to get you some awl grip fairing mud for a job that big my friend. Other than that, I love your work bro. Keep them coming

Yes i spent hours sanding and then more sanding ,yours is looking good,love the vidoes,keep up the good work

I wish these videos were around when I was 14 and painting my late 60's early 70's Chrysler Boat with rattle-cans. I learned something else from KZread today; the 115hp Chrysler boat was called a Conqueror. Perfect name for the model. It Conquered my lawn mowing and paper rot money.

you know bondo has several waterproof filler options like bondo glass and resin jelly as well as many other brands with similar products they would definitely be a better option with almost identical steps. although as you said as long as it is well sealed it shouldn't be an issue.

Great video mate!

I used dura glass on the outside hull with good result after year still there lol

I don't know if you did this or not get a straight edge the width of the transom and start from the bottom and work your way up and from let to right and that will give you all your low spots and how much you have to fill and fare ?

I like to apply a coat or two of gel coat directly over the glass after lay up. It will act as a guide coat exposing the highs and lows after sanding. Using release fabric is a good trick too. Lay up your glass and carefully apply release fabric over the area as soon as you finish lay up. Smooth out with a fiberglass roller or plastic spread. Once cured release fabric peels right off leaving a smooth surface.

@279memiller

3 жыл бұрын

Plus it works as a primer coat so you don't get the pin holes in your final coat. Use fairing compound over that after you sand it down and then finish gelcoat.

@mescalp

3 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me where to buy this "release fabric" thanks in advance.

@279memiller

3 жыл бұрын

@@mescalp I get all my fiberglass supplies from FiberLay

@279memiller

3 жыл бұрын

@@mescalp the fabric is called peel ply, I typically like the blue variety. Takes a ton of sanding time off of the project

@mescalp

3 жыл бұрын

@@279memiller Thank you Mike

Awesome video,thanks for the tips,I just began doing a transom and floor on my sixties starcraft starchief tin banger.

@BornAgainBoating

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Is that straight gel coat that your spraying? Have you thinned it down, it’s normally to thick to spray on and leave a nice finish.

Great ‘how to’ many thanks

What’s the max size engine you will be able to put on that ?

Do you need extra solid wood strip to strengthening the hull? Is Fibreglass hull itself strong enough to hold the storm or choppy water without reinforcement solid wood ribs?

Great video one trick is extending the mud a little further it feathers in better

Next time do the ferring with gelcoat and cabosil mix them together till you you get the consistency you want. Much stronger and better material you'll like the finish.

@chrislangdell117

4 жыл бұрын

I use Cabosil and fumed silica mixed together.

The neighbors keep wondering why they feel itchy all the time.

@breakingbolts8871

8 ай бұрын

best comment

Great work!!!

Well done, did you consider using marine grade bondo?

How well does a gravity feed spray gun lay down gelcoat? I was told they are not much good for gelcoat spraying but your job looked quite good. Thanks

Love your work

@BornAgainBoating

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Total boats total fair is a great fairing compound. Sands nice and it’s pretty cheap. Just a suggestion for future projects. Keep up the good work. I’m restoring a 31 Bertram

@kirkmartin2223

4 жыл бұрын

Total fair is awesome! I'm restoring a 22' falcon and have used it to fill holes up to .5". I don't know why anyone would put in all the work of installing a complete transom just to cover it up with bondo...smh

@vincecappello2202

4 жыл бұрын

Kirk Martin I don’t think he’ll have an issue if it is done correctly I’ve heard of a lot of guys using it. Me personally I’d just spend the extra money for the peace of mind. To each their own

Why not use thicken polyester resin as a filler? I knew someone that used Bondo and had to pull their boat out after a week and remove the Bondo.

Dura-Glass works great on boats, above the waterline..

Love your job

never use short pants when working with grp

hello I really liked your video thanks for the explanation, could you make a video how to prepare the goal gel to apply in a spray gun thanks ...

Did you have to thinned the gel coat to go through he gun , what size spray gun tip did you use ?

That whirlybird thing on a grinder looks like a limb chopping death machine!😳

So gel coat can be sprayed? Im going to paint the boat my self in black. What bondo will you recommened for some body work in hull? And black gel coat?

Isn't there a type of vacuum that you can use to suck up all the dust while you grind?

Just curious, could you mount the engine right onto the Transom? Any reason not to do a low cut transom so it is easier to board?

If you do that much in the future, try mixing it on a hawk and applying with a trowel instead of a knife and see if you like that better, especially on the back of the transom. I think it might be faster and more controllable for you. Just a thought... Something to try...

Please tell us what this job would cost. Great videos, thank you.

Nice job at is lots of work

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Love the video and agree with all procedures with the exception of Bondo, i use resin mixed with micro balloons, or wood dust filler, then i sand immediately after it kicks, otherwise its like sanding concrete. Keep posting, great informative videos.

Nice job.

We never use bondo in the Netherlands we make it smooth with the fiber glas then sand it and gelcoat it never use fillers its for amateurs and weaken the gell coat layer

Beautiful

my father and i currently have a mercury 2 stroke outboard, and we are looking into getting a yamaha 250 we had another boat with a yamaha but got ride of it and we are looking into another one what would be the cost to get one and getting it mounted ? i have a 22 and a half outboard i think a 250 would be perfect any thoghts or tips ???

this helped :)

Do you have to clean the gun after each "batch?"

I'm I right in saying TotalBoat TotalFair Epoxy Fairing Compound is the same process as this but with marine grade filler?

This makes me wanna work on boats for a living for some reason

@williambranham6249

2 жыл бұрын

Lesson 1: Protect your eyes and ears and the big one the lungs at all cost. Organic products can be deadly.

What gelcoat gun did you use?

I have worked with polyester fiberglass before and the MEKP hardener is some very bad stuff. If you get a splash and it gets in your eyes, you have 2 seconds to rinse it out before you lose your sight. wear your PPE

How do you make the gelcoat to cure without wax?

I use Marine Bondo all the time for below and above the water line with no issues for the past 12 plus years.

@pol4466

2 жыл бұрын

My transon have a hole screw below water line. Can use bando bro

@nymack66

2 жыл бұрын

@@pol4466 Absoutly, make sure it is a Marine Grade Bondo

@fakevirus8828

2 жыл бұрын

Marine bondo is fine for filling as long as its not a small flexible boat. For the extra 2 mins effort I don't understand why folk don't use epoxy. I suspect its because they hate sanding it bit there are loads of disc that work well with epoxy, I've even got the little 3" mirka gold sanding pads for my smaller D/A sander and the 80 grit cut through epoxy no sweat and no clogging as long as my speed setting is bob on and I rasp them clean every 30sec with a normal 80grit

Hmm This looks like rolling the dice to me. There are so many good fairing compounds out there... Well, we shall see what happens, maybe the repair is so strong it will keep the flexing to a minimum...

Can you do a video on blueprinting a boat hull

I am looking for an used 2015 Bayliner XR 7 pontoon boat for my island hopping purposes. Please recommend if you have any

Trial and error is the key👌

Was very sad to see bondo over the nice lay up work. Was surprised that you didn't opt for a short strand filler or even filler with milled glass may have only added an extra 100$ to materials

@d2nim2l

3 жыл бұрын

$100 extra in materials, and for what reason? Why use Bondo glass or milled glass filler?

@Kothas01

2 жыл бұрын

It's polyester body filler not clay based old school "Bondo." It works so well a thin coat can seal anything as long as it isn't damaged.

U ever tried gelplane tool for gelcoat?

Got a question, I bought a boat . The gel coat or paint has not been taken care of ... if you wipe your hand across the boat in most areas , the white paint comes off on your hand , like rust dust but white paint dust ... can I try to polish this boat or what needs done ? Any help would be appreciated

Mixed some of this up about a month ago outside temp was too hot and i put waaay too much hardner in it man did it kick off fast! 😂 So damn glad it's technicians Tuesday!

hhmm bondo , will wait and see but never have had good results with it , always cracks and wants to lift

I am exhausted just watching the work you put into it lol. Doing a great job and enjoying watching the vids! Learning quite a bit! 👍🏻

Curious, where did you get your tent/covering/carport thing, looks well made.

@vivimu

2 жыл бұрын

quonset hut

I have a 2003 198 Carolina Skiff. I bought it with a broken runner on bottom of boat. I cut out a 3 ft by 9 ft section and installed stringers and new foam. I covered the opening with marine fiber board and fiber glassed the complete opening. I used bondo and marine filler to level out some of the low areas. Im ready to Gel Coat the bottom. Ive not done this before. I would like to know what to use,how much to mix at a time to gel coat complete bottom of boat,where to buy the gel coat. I plan on rolling it on to save on expense of using an air gun. Any advise would be appreciated.Thx.Chuck

@BornAgainBoating

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome Chuck! Nice work, my gel coating isn't the best, so I would say to check out Andy with Boatworks Today.

Can you put GelCoat over aluminum?

Love your vids. What is your favorite way of fiberglass 406,407 or 410 or the Bondo

@BornAgainBoating

4 жыл бұрын

Probably the 407

Any chance u could have a video directed towards the spray gun and gel coat setup and what u did to spray step by step? Gun size/gel to styrene mixture/wax additive amounts?

@BornAgainBoating

4 жыл бұрын

I don't but Andy with @boatworkstoday does have some videos about that :)

Can't believe they let that dust blow everywhere

What kind of Gel coat is that? I have seen couple videos now where people just spray it on and don't even have to cover it to harden the outer surface.

I really enjoy your work and it is all top level. However, you can see there are many (including myself) that are concerned about the use of Bondo on a boat especially below the waterline. Can you do a follow up on how well the Bondo holds up over time & use?

@BornAgainBoating

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your support! We plan on making a video after we get done with the boat and use it for awhile :)

@niceview2112

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool fiberglass fishing boat here! kzread.info/dash/bejne/lKOIzNZwXcfcfJM.html

and how much do engine brackets go for and are they a good thing to add on ?

@jacksbackable

4 жыл бұрын

Peter Nguyen it really depends on the boat. I’ll point out the negatives and allow you to draw your own conclusions. Around the mid 80’s they became popular mainly it was said to extend the waterline length giving a better ride in certain choppy conditions and allowed cleaner water over the prop being further back from the transom & any disturbance from the hull. The negative is the weight of the outboard has added leverage and sits lower at rest. This weight is also the issue when it comes to getting onto the plane. Hope this helps.

bondo is bad ass on my paint grade cabinets and even stain grade stuff with knots. Didn't think it was ok on a boat though.

The watery stuff in the hardener tube is called prebondo.

Cool video

Get a "bondo hog". Works as well as grinder plate trick and isn't dangerous.

On final coat apply a cure film over your gelcoat I use dawn dish soap

@akhuntfish7557

3 жыл бұрын

What does that do? Just curious

@woodyahh2110

3 жыл бұрын

@@akhuntfish7557 allows the catalyst to cure the resin with no air After it cures hose it off with water

I would like to add or assume you are not financially broke enough you can not go out and buy a sander that has dust collection and a vacuum. Take the leap and get set up with them it will be one of your best purchases.

It would be far easier to handle bondo if you used the larger sized rectangular taping pan (3" x 15" x 3" deep). I used to do taping in very high valued homes. Just an FYI, I'd have filled one pan and worked from left to right then right to left starting from the top. I would use two taping benches (you can set the heights perfectly for you) that allow you to easily move all the way across and up or down. Then, I would use an entirely different 12 inch knife. They're actually carried at inexpensive home stores. Maybe $15 bucks or so. The handle is attached to an "L" bracket and the knife edge is 12" x 3" and they are stiff. It allows room for your knuckles so you can flatten the knife more on your final smoothing passes. Depending on how thick you wanted it, based on watching this video, one pan would do maybe 2-2 1/2 passes, then you'd have to make more. Better yet, having a helper mixing bondo would allow you to keep working. Not to make fun, but someone who knows how to use a knife would take roughly 10-20 minutes to completely cover and smooth the outer transom (with a mixing helper). Plus, it would be dead smooth and almost perfectly flat. Believe it, or not, those inside corners on the inside of the boat would take longer to get dead smooth and perfectly square and flat. I'd use a good quality 6" knife (sorry but not what you were using) from Hyde or Wallboard. I guess what I'm saying, it's the knife you're using that's slowing you down and making it more difficult. Oh, every time you load the knife you'd clip some off the bottom edges of the knife so the mud/bondo would not easily slide out around the knife falling to the ground. Pressure must be very hard. I'm only writing this just in case you have any future similar jobs. Based on the quality of your work, you might hear from a lot of people looking to hire you. Really, a fantastic job! I do have a question though, why didn't you wrap at least a couple of layers of fiberglass around the corners on to the mating surface? (You'd have to grind down the mating edge to receive it.)

@BornAgainBoating

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Having a helper would be great lol maybe someday :) I don't mess with the corners just because it would get lumpy and then on the bottom of the hull that bump would be a pushing the bow down!

Hello Looking to re paint and re power my 216 Scorpion Chris Craft , in SFL any suggestion on a good place to start ?

@BornAgainBoating

3 жыл бұрын

Umm, call around the local fiberglass places where you are at

The secret with fillers on boats is the presence or lack of talc. Any of the plastic fillers are semi adequate for fairing fiberglass but if they have talc in them they will attract moisture. I have always used 3M premium filler which of course has no talc and is recommended for use above and below the water line. There ore others and this is one of the most expensive fillers out there but also one of the finest. Most fillers are polyester based which is the main ingredient in most fiberglass lay-ups. I can hear the screaming already but epoxy has no place in polyester repairs, it's too stiff and too expensive. I have used hundreds of gallons of talc-free polyester filler over the past 40 years and am proud to say that I have NEVER had a failure of any kind related to the product itself.

@fakevirus8828

2 жыл бұрын

3M filler is junk too. Mix your own epoxy filler or accept the fact you bodged it. There are no good marine fillers, not one.

@buyamerican3191

2 жыл бұрын

@@fakevirus8828 that statement is false, there are good ones just not very many. You have to research carefully.

Whats your opinion on the ceramic "pour in" transom?

@jeffbrinkman684

4 жыл бұрын

I used Seacast on a transom rebuild and it worked great, had the boat for about 7 yrs after rebuild then sold it, still solid as a rock. Getting the old transom out and prepped for the pour was the hardest part.