whats this gonna cost me

[longcast]

mon while tied to the dock there was an exposed bolt the scratched the **** out of my boat.what do you guys think its gonna cost to repair and who should i get to do it.when i saw this i was so pissed i was sick.

[ScubaLatt]

I'd bring it to Max at Olmstede shipyard. This man can do some fantastic fiberglass work. I'd say somewhere in the neighborhood of $500

[Dink]

You insured well?? Go sink that ***** and get a new one!!!

[Montauk17]

I know it sucks,but for a good fiberglass shop that is not a big deal at all.

[Dink]

I'm on phone......is that a big scratch or a hole in the middle?

[longcast]

Scratch

[Jordan]

Ouch

[Sea-Trac Offshore]

Throw a couple salty cajun stickers over it and you are golden!

[simplepeddler]

Now THAT is a swift kick in the stomach.........

[Dink]

It happened to me too.....this year doing that poker run longside was posting about......big nail sticking out of dock and there were 2 to 4 boats tied to mine at any time.......tide was coming in, so rub rail came over the dock and had 3 boats plus mine pushing my boat into that nail.......

[longcast]

If u haveca dock y would u have metal bolts not covered or nails hanging out. Boats are not cheap. If I would have known there was a uncovered bolt I would have tied off in another slip.

[Dink]

I'm with you.....you talk to the owner??

[longcast]

Police jury. Gonna talk to my wifes dad in the am.

[LaAngler]

Originally Posted by Dink

I'm with you.....you talk to the owner??

bet i know what they will say


btw, that does suck. you could just gelcoat over it and sand it smooth but it may be tough to match color/exact texture.

[Big Kahunaz]

bumpers save fiberglass

[southern151]

The price will depend on several factors. Depth of scratches, overall area of scratches and how much blend room there is in the area. It's an easy fix from what I can see though. It may be a little costly though.

PM me if there's any ?'s you have on it.

[gasdad]

Had some fiberglass work done about a year or two ago in Lafayette, my gelcoat damage looked more extensive and deeper than yours. Involved two different type of glitter colors as well as white. Cost $1500.00 which was covered by insurance minus my deductable. As Southern said there are many variables here. A good fiberglass man will make it right and you won't even notice where previous damage was done.

[wtretrievers]

Originally Posted by Dink

You insured well?? Go sink that ***** and get a new one!!!

Originally Posted by Southshore Marine

Throw a couple salty cajun stickers over it and you are golden!

You gotta love some of the advise you get here

I'd be sick too!!!!!!!! More like pissed

@#$^ happens, if you fish it's gonna happen......A good Fiberglass/gelcoat man & you'll never have known it was there. Just sucks that you have to come out of pocket for it.