Practical Boat Owner

How to Repair gelcoat damage

From rope chafing on cockpit coamings to impact damage after a winch handle has been dropped, gelcoat chips are an inevitable result of any boat that has miles under its keel. And repairing them is not as hard as you might think.

With a simple but methodical approach, surfaces can be easily restored to not only improve their appearance but also

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