mikesmarinefiberglassrepair.com
8705 Steffas rd.
Monroe, MI 48162
United States
ph: 734-654-9238
mikesmar
On August first I got a call at 8 thirty in the morning , from Brest Bay Marina for a estimate , on a 28 foot Proline with bottom damage , so I went
Well I wrote a estimate too acid wash the bottom first 8/1/2019 So I met the owner that evening an Josh pointed out what he wanted repair
We can too a price an I help Josh put his boat in the water the night before . Now it is the next morning at Brest Bay marina 8/2/2019 It is going on a work rack
A pretty dirty bottom , but I can do this , after 3 to 4 hours of spraying acid an hand washing
Yes it is the same boat
Front an the back is clean 8/2
Clean ah? Its lunch time , when I get back , I will buff the front bottom where the damage is at 8/2
So after lunch I buff the front bottom surface an than work on the color , working on the repairs an doing the body work
Looks pretty close , I sent a picture text too Josh an he thought so too , so I finish up the repairs an tape off an sprayed the gel coat on
I got it sprayed 8/2
See repair an gel coat letting it dry for tomorrow morning . If anything I got a good base , Hopefully know one touchs it , or May flies get in it or the local racoon gets his tale in it . But it should dry quick in this temp., It was 83 here at Brest Bay Marina today .....8/2/2019 until tomorrow.............
The color is a little lighter , so I am going too darken the color I mix , with tan ,gold , an gray an re-sprayed it 8/3
I have it the surface sanded an ready too spray Saturday morning at Brest Bay Marina 8/3/2019
There now that looks closer . 8/3/2019
Yes it Sunday morning 8 a.m. I wet sanded an buff the surface that I repair an gelcoat 8/4.2019Another view
Finish . . . . .
. 8/4/2019
Andy stop out for a buff an wax
I took off the side bunks too acid wash the sides 8/12/2019
Bunks are off , now I can buff the sides
The strains are off the surfaces
Yellow strains are gone 8/12 I remove the lettering on both side 8/13
I started too buff the hull 8/13/2019
I have both sides buff 8/14-15 I had the customer come over too ok the repairs on his boat
This chip &
Repaired , Gelcoat & wet sanded an buffed .8/21
This one on the back
wet sanded an buff the repairs 8/21
Bunks back on the repairs are fix 8/21
These
An this scratch in front of the chips under the waterline 8/20
Bottom front repair , this is the back part
This is where the corner is ripped off an has a hole on it Middle Part 8/20
This is the front of this repair it about 5 feet long , all the repairs are under the waterline 8/20
I did the body work an sprayed the gelcoat on 8/21
I found 5 chips on the chirms , I body worked them an sprayed the gelcoat on , letting it dry 8/21 . HOT Day today
I have the bottom wet sanded an buff and look the chips an ripped is gone 8/22/2019
Buff an wax
Buff an wax 8/23/2019
Done and back together 8/23/2019
Today Ron from Triple DDD Tree Service stop out with their bucket truck8/5/2019 so we took off the bucket it needs some fiberglass repair
all broken up an both corners
left side ready for fiberglassing
right side grinded an ready for fiberglass
I have 3 sheets made 22 inches wide by 3 foot deep an I made the corner matting 8/5
Put the resin an rolled out the air bubbles out of the matting 8/5 Letting it dry
drying
Drying for tomorrow 8/5
I fiberglass the outerside corners 8/6
letting them dry 8/6
I did some body work an filler on chips on the corners edge 8/6
So it started too rain , so now I am inside , I mix some white gelcoat up too seal off thr fiberglass an roll it on . . . .8/6
I started early this morning an by 8 a.m. I had one side fiberglass 8/7/2019
Both mounts are repair an fiberglass drying in the sun , after lunch I sanded an gelcoated the surface too seal it off ,8/7/2019
Drying in the sun (Gelcoated) 8/7/2019.........................I started a 26 footer sailboat 2012
wet sanded an buff
The customer started this job an quit in the middle of it. Now I am going too try too straighten it up too make it shiney again
8/7,8,9/2019
I have it all wet sanded an the boats in the building ready too buff 8/10
ready too buff , I started on the left side
I started with the top half of the boat 8/10
Getting shiney , this is the black
8/10/2019
I started on the left side of the hull 8/11/2019
Looked at that 8/11/2019
Here is the right side wet sanded
Here is the same spot an buffed
an repair , but the next day 8/12/2019
Top half of the boat wet sanded 8/11/2019
Buff 8/13
Wet sanded surface , ready to be buffed 8/11/2019
Buff 8/13
I have the right side hull buffed &
I have this part of the top buffed 8/12/2019
I have the right side top buff an shiney 8/13
Another view of the top 8/13
I also buff the cockpit
I clean up the glass door too the cabine 8/13
I pulled it outside an washed it
8/14 . . . 3 hour wash , I got her clean I been doing repairs 8/ 17
Refinish 8/18
spider cracks on toe rail area
Another spot of spider cracks
Refinish
all repaired 8/19
this was a crack in the black repair an sprayed black , it dry than I wet sanded it
Buff the surface an the crack is gone 8/20
More touch ups 8/22
Refinish letting it dry
One more touch up
Refinish letting it dry , an a lot of chips in the non-skid 8/28 /2019 ...............................................On 8/20 Tracker Boat Center from Rossford ,Ohio stop out with a 2020 Tahoe 215 XI with some
with this on it
some gelcoat drops on the non-skid an a unfinished factory repair
So I cover the boat too protect the windsheild I don't want white dots or over spray on a new boat ? ? ?
So I took off the clete 8/20
an the inside panel too get at the nuts
off of the side
I wet sanded the repair an buff it until it shine 8/20/2019
See back together an shiney
I started too clean up the non-skid
The gelcoat drops are gone
and on the smooth , tomorrow I will wash the boat check it over , and ship it 8/20
Washing the boat 8/21/2019
Done ....Back on the sailboat
Started my touch-ups 8/23
The color I mix is pretty close 8/23
I have some repairs in the white .
Old screw holes yaaaaaa 11 of them .
Got some sprayed white
White again 8/23/2019
Looks better now 8/29/2019 almost done with all the touch ups
Looked at that eflection
8/31 . Done .
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mikesmarinefiberglassrepair.com
8705 Steffas rd.
Monroe, MI 48162
United States
ph: 734-654-9238
mikesmar