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Engine Shroud Refurbishment, There's a hole in my boat |
DennisV |
Oct 1 2022, 07:54 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 468 Joined: 8-August 20 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 24,575 Region Association: Northern California |
Does anyone have first-hand experience refurbishing their engine shroud that they can share? Best practices? Lessons learned?
I bought the best (err only) original engine shroud that I could find that I think is correct for our engine. Thanks for the guidance on that. It might work as is, but it could sure use some help. Faded. Cracks. Etc. I've done some searching, but the best resources I've found so far are boat repair videos. |
Robarabian |
Oct 1 2022, 08:15 PM
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914 A Roo Group: Members Posts: 592 Joined: 11-February 19 From: Simi Valley, Kalifornia Member No.: 22,865 Region Association: Southern California |
Fiberglass can be messy. If you are not fiberglass savvy, look for a product in a can, called "Kitty Hair." It is sort of pre mixed fiberglass repair and could be used in an application like this, and you can do it in layers and build it up a bit. You will still do some sanding and shaping but I have found it is pretty easy to work with and is not a complete mess of epoxies and glass sheets etc....
Does anyone have first-hand experience refurbishing their engine shroud that they can share? Best practices? Lessons learned? I bought the best (err only) original engine shroud that I could find that I think is correct for our engine. Thanks for the guidance on that. It might work as is, but it could sure use some help. Faded. Cracks. Etc. I've done some searching, but the best resources I've found so far are boat repair videos. |
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