The prior owner had begun the process of repairing gelcoat blisters. Gelcoat will need to be applied to these areas. Additionally gelcoat abrasion caused by the forward keel rest of the trailer is visible and will need to be addressed before a KeelGuard is installed to prevent any such future damage to the gelcoat. The taped off areas indicate where blistering had been repaired, gelcoat had been damaged, and cover snaps or screws had been installed. Gelcoat repairs had to be performed to these taped off areas. As I had never performed gelcoat repairs before, this was very much a trial and error process, requiring three attempts get it correct. For the larger areas to receive gelcoat, had I followed my instincts to simply roll to light coats onto the large affected areas and then sanded, the task would have been completed in short order. However, the advice solicited and information which I found on the web was too light in detail, resulting in application of an excessively thick gelcoat layer and use of mylar sheets. This unfortunately resulted in sagging and voids which then had to be sanded away to begin the process again. As a friend told me during the process, there isn't much that can't be corrected with a little ... well more than a little ... sanding. By the time that I had completed sanding, my fingerprints had been worn away ... a clear sign from above that I must be finished with this step.

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Date: 09/26/21 - 1:56 PM
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