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Submitted 148 days ago...

Ithaca984

Ithaca984

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Gel coat

Is gel coat applied just to the bottom of a boat? ijust purchased a boat and the owner said the bottom had new gelcoat,however it feals very rough,should i try to smooth this out or is this normal.

 
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Submitted 148 days ago...

Autumnspirit

Autumnspirit

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He may have put new gel coat on it to protect it, but it sounds like he didn't smooth it out first. If you decide to smooth it out yourself, you will need to gel coat it again. If it isn't overly rough, it shouldn't hurt to leave it as is. It shouldn't actually slow the boat any.

 

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