I need help with Emergency Fiberglass Repair

[lowryjim]

I need HELP with an Emergency Fiberglass Repair. The vessel has to remain on hook for at least 4 to 5 months.

Currently I am looking at 2 products, Wet / Dry 700 and Quick Fix 2300.

Has anyone tried either of these products or will you point me to others that will seal the fiberglass while holding off on the repair.

Thank you,

Jim

[Jeff_H]

I suggest that to get a meaningful answer you probably should supply more information about the nature of the repair and whether the boat will remain unattended. I also have never gotten decent results using so called underwater repair materials.

Jeff

[jared]

Jim, how extensive is the repair?
A lot of epoxies will set up just fine underwater the trick of course is getting a "clean" bond to whatever you are fixing. I think I'd be tempted to use a can of self-expanding urethane foam (used as insulation) under a repair mat though. The reason is that urethanes actually ABSORB water as they cure, and the instructions tell you to DAMPEN surfaces before applying them. Which makes me think that if the repair was relatively minor, I'd get a better bond and a patch that was easier to chew off when I did haul. (And conformed better to any voids, etc.)

No way that you can heel over, i.e. put an anchor out the boom or to the masthead, and haul the boat over far enough to work temporarily dry?

[sailingdog]

Is the repair above or below the waterline? Is the repair structural, or just to seal a leak? What kind of boat is it? Where is the repair located? I think these are all questions that you need to answer before you can get any reasonable approximation of useful help.