View Full Version : 3/4 black pipe thru bottom of boat!! Help
sledhead800
06-06-2005, 10:39 PM
a piece of 3/4 black pipe 3' long laying on the side of the road, we were being passed by a car and had no where to go but over the top of it. needless to say it bounced and stuck right into the bottom of the hull right ahead of the wheel on the trailer. stuck into the bottom about 4 - 6 inches. Can anyone give some pointers or links to the correct repair for this. its on our 86 prostar and looks like we will have to cut into the floor underneath the passenger seat. I will post pictures later when i get them. HELP PLEASE.......thanks MC owners- Jim
JEREMY79
06-06-2005, 10:40 PM
OUch sound rough dude, I will try to help my best when you get the pics up.
LakePirate
06-06-2005, 10:41 PM
Man that sucks. There are some guys on here that are really good with the fiberglass on the board. I am sure they will have something that can help you out.
T Scott
06-06-2005, 11:00 PM
Is the boat insured?? Should be an easy claim depending upon your deductable.
sledhead800
06-06-2005, 11:13 PM
this is the pipe, you can see the white mark on the pipe and that is how deep in the hull it went. The boat is insured but i dont want to turn it in as i want to keep the boat and that would probably be a total loss to the insurance comp. thanks guys- Jim+
USC8791
06-06-2005, 11:26 PM
Looks like it's the perfect time for you to add a paddle wheel speedo pick-up!
jayocheskey
06-07-2005, 02:57 AM
Find the nearest dealer and ask who does their fiberglass repair work. Most dealers have a decent fiber glass guy come in at least weekly to do all their fiberglass work.
zberger
06-07-2005, 09:21 AM
Find the nearest dealer and ask who does their fiberglass repair work. Most dealers have a decent fiber glass guy come in at least weekly to do all their fiberglass work.
Or maybe look for someone that does Spa repair?
I had a buddy who did that years ago.. he was a wiz with fiberglass.
I don't see why you couldn't patch that tho.
I'm sick to my tummy! Good fiberglass man should be able to work it out.
east tx skier
06-07-2005, 11:22 AM
Ouch! Get someone who specializes in glass repair for boats. If it went in six inches, then it's more than just a gel coat patch and putty. It's glass work. I can't imagine that it would be a total loss on an insurance policy though.
Diesel
06-07-2005, 11:31 AM
Looks like it's the perfect time for you to add a paddle wheel speedo pick-up!
That sucks but I really like this idea!!
Ouch, not a good way to get the year started.
1. Get 3 verbal estimates (doesn't neccessarily need to be local)
2. Figure out what insurance company values your boat at.
As long as estimates are 1.5+ times the values of the boat, I would guess you would be fine, but you can probably discuss this with your agent.
Depending on the cost, you may want to pay yourself, figure your deductible + $15-30 a year increase for the claim. Unless you switch companies real fast....
furevo
06-07-2005, 03:52 PM
Check with your insurance agent & turn it in!! If they total it, you most likely can buy it back for about 1/4 of it's insured value.
Sorry that happened to you - I hate to see stuff like that
jrbrown
06-07-2005, 05:18 PM
Not unusual work for a fiberglass pro. If nothing structural has been hit and the mechanicals are okay, I would have the pro do it and not file a claim. It is not worth it. My guess is about $300-500 tops.
Would be curious as to what the estimate comes back at.
east tx skier
06-07-2005, 05:48 PM
I'm no glass pro, and I don't know if it's still available or not, but if you use factory matched gel coat, expect to pay a bit more. For white on the bottom of the hull, I personally would (and have)just let a good glass guy match it. I can't get close enough to our hull patches to see the fix (and neither time did we use factory gel coat for the white.
whitedog
06-07-2005, 05:52 PM
I had 3" hole in bow repaire done over the winter and a 4" x 7" gel coat repair done over the winter. Hole in bow from previous owner and poor gelcoat repair at some point in time from previous owner and hoist breaking. Total to do job was less than $350.00 by a very good fiberglass guy at one of the marinas I use.
From the picts it should be a simple job for someone who does this for a living. My :twocents: .
Good luck.
AirJunky
06-07-2005, 06:24 PM
That little hole won't total the boat. Like others have said, it'll be a pretty inexpensive patch if it didn't hit anything but the hull itself. I have a buddy who had a 3" hole patched in his Maristar some time ago & it was not quite $800.
MarkP
06-07-2005, 06:41 PM
this is the pipe, you can see the white mark on the pipe and that is how deep in the hull it went. The boat is insured but i dont want to turn it in as i want to keep the boat and that would probably be a total loss to the insurance comp. thanks guys- Jim+
I know I would be sick over that.
If you decide not to turn it in, maybe you could at least expose the inside as prep for the glass guy. I cant see that being more expensive than a couple of hundred bucks to repair and your deductible is probably close to that. That does blow. I’ll bet you had other plans for that couple hundred
ski_king
06-07-2005, 06:52 PM
Cover it with white duck tape, move the boat an inch to the right on the trailer and sell it on Ebay.
Just kidding of course.
The toughest part will be getting to the inside of the hull to have it fixed right. After looking at the location on your photo and based on this construction method. (http://www.tmcowners.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=942&sort=1&cat=500&page=1) You will have to remove the passanger seat, lift the carpet on that side, then cut thru the floor, dig out the floatation then cut corrigated stringer (if needed to expose the inside of the hole). Then fix the hole right, and repair the stringer and floor, put the carpet and the seat back in.
Looks like a good winter project, too bad it happened to you at the begining of the season. I feel for you! :cry:
jrbrown
06-07-2005, 08:44 PM
I would not do anything to the interior regarding access. There are techniques to accessing the interior through the hole and adding a sheet of reinforcing before any layering or buildup begins. If they need access, then ask them if you can invest some sweat equity. I will tell you from working a bit with fiberglass, I pay someone else to work with it because it can get nasty quickly.
SKI*MC
06-07-2005, 09:10 PM
I noticed that no one really mentioned the stringers, did that pole go through it?
JohnnyB
06-07-2005, 09:13 PM
Sledhead800. Where are you located? By your username, i'm guessing somewhere where there is snow.....if that's Wisconsin, I can refer you to a good fiberglass guy who has done work on my boat and the boats of friends of mine.
sledhead800
06-08-2005, 08:37 PM
thanks for the ideas guys. I called midwest mastercraft in Minneapolis and they didnt recomend cutting in from the top unless absoulutly necessary!! From feeling up in the hole, it grazed the bottom side of the stringer is all. The guy at MM did NOT recomend messing with the stringers since its just a cosmetic hole and did not do any structural damage. We have a buddy that is into custom bike and has worked glass on many projects that is going to help us this weekend. We plan on getting a backer up inside first and let that set and then goto work grinding out the spot and starting to build up the patch. He made it sound like the longest hardest part will be waiting for the correct cure time.........he suggests a UV light for proper cure of the glass. I will post some pics once fixed. Thanks again for all your help.....hope to be back on the lift by Monday night.