This man deserves full sponsorship from the brands he uses. Not only is he a true professional, but the results of his hard work are always right there to back it up. Honestly, watching him almost makes me want to get back into restoration myself. For the new DIY'ers out there, you don’t realize how helpful Joe’s content is. Back in 2007, when I restored my boat, none of this was available on TH-cam. Keep rocking, Joe! I’d love to meet you one day-just to shake your hand. You're such a humble and genuine person. Thank you, sir!
Thanks boat-dad. I don’t have a project just yet, but I’ve inherited a boat that is in need of restoration these videos make me feel like it’s not an impossible task.
Thank you for these informative videos. I'm 87 years old and have enjoyed many different hobbies in those years. I started by painting a car with. what ever paint they had at the hardware store and a "bug-a-boo" hand pump sprayer. I filled the molding holes to "customize" a car using "liquid soldier". Didn't have "body fillers " yet. I've built two boats (under 16 feet) that I fiberglassed. I repaired a couple of boats that got bounced off the rocks. In the '60's I learned about acrylic enamel paint and painted every car that friends would let me. Now thanks to TH-cam and people like you I am learning about a world of new products. Again, thank you
Welcome to the channel, and thanks for sharing your experiences with us! I feel honored to have a person such as yourself, watch our videos, and respond with such a nice comment! Happy to share what my father taught me and what I have learned since he passed away over 30 years ago with you all. I wish you many more years and much success with any fiberglass related projects that you might choose to take on!
Joe you are simply the best fiberglassing teacher anywhere. You take away that over informed paralysis you mentioned. Because we only need your teachings to tackle any repair job with confidence.
The best channel I have run across and also such a kind guy supporting people. If I could sponsor I would. Love your work thank you for the dedication to this profession!
I am 90% complete with a 4ftx2ft hole in my boat. Following many of your videos and the steps in this one have proven the education worked. Thank YOU! Never too much detail and your content is on point. I'll be gel coating this weekend in the hopes to start the finish sanding process soon! My beginner tips for anyone else trying this.... 1. I went through 3x as many gloves as I thought I would 2. The initial wetting out of the repair area @23:36 and the back side of the glass to lay down proved critical in getting air bubbles out early. I kept starving my fiberglass at first with not wetting out enough 3. When sanding fiberglass tape the suit sleeves to your gloves with a bit of painters tape, not doing this I was surprised how itchy my forearms were even with gloves and a suit on.
Yep, it's sad to see! Maybe sharing our families' experience and skills here on the channel will help keep some of this knowledge alive. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Wirklich lieb , wie Joe auch seinen Vater so positiv in Erinnerung bringt . Einfach nur klasse Erklärungen . Extrem hilfreich und sehr gut zu verstehen . DANKE 👍👍👍
Thank you! He was a great Dad, and I wish he was still with us. I think he would have loved the channel and really enjoyed seeing the positive effect his work has had on so many people!
I would like to add my appreciation for the quality, depth, extensiveness, and value of this content. I have done a lot of autobody, glass, and epoxy work in various industries. Yet, I am very much enjoying the learning opportunity. I would like to sincerely thank you Joe and crew!
As a DIYer starting my own skiff build/refurb, these videos have been filled with so much information and detail. Normally I'd struggle to watch a 20 min video on TH-cam, but your videos are so damn captivating and educational I cant help but to watch every minute of your videos. You make it seem so easy. You def put out 9 generations of information in each video. Just one request. Can you show how you'd repair a crack/hole in a keel? Please keep the videos coming. My skiff depends on it.
Wow, thanks! What a nice comment! I will try to do a video on that the next opportunity I get. I appreciate you watching and wish you the best with your project!
It's nice to see someone as passionate about what they do as you are. It is obvious that you love to work with composites and teach others your skills. I, for one, really appreciate your effort and dedication to providing useful content and imparting your knowledge to us. Thanks Logan, great job behind the camera.
Another great one ! Work for flagpole light pole company in New Hampshire and have taken over mold repairs and building new ones that we use to cast are products. I can't believe how much your content has helped me get started in what is my new trade.
I love the way you explain and teach. You make it look uncomplicated and easy - I know looks are deceiving 😂. I definitely appreciate your knowledge and experience.
Wow, thanks so much! I hope the videos inspire people to give gelcoat and fiberglass work a try. Just remember to do plenty of research, start with something small and non critical, and plan out everything you will need. I hope this helps and I truly appreciate you watching and commenting!
What a great video, and you are a great teacher. Originally, I started watching with no intention of watching a whole hour, but the info and your presentation made me want to watch every minute. Im now subscribed and will be going back through your other videos. Thanks.
Strong knowledge level. If you are new to glassing, watch his vids do it right and you will do it once. I knows what i see, my Dad was an industrial pipe-fitter.
Great. Very good teacher and demonstrator of how it should be done with techniques that were learned through experience. No school can teach that. Thanks for putting up these videos
Hands off to your tutorial! The level of detail and practical tips you’ve included are in a completely different league compared to anything else I’ve seen. You didn’t just skim the surface; you really broke down each step in a way that’s easy to follow but still packed with depth -thank you!
This is my "going to TH-cam university". I am so glad to find professionals like them, going out of their way to spread the knowledge for I assume not too much compensation at all. Thank you very much! Greetings from Germany!
HAY SHOUT OUT TO FISHBUMP FOR THE CHANNEL. I recently bought a 1976 bayliner nisqually with the flying bridge. I have had to remove all old stringers due to rot and will be replacing them and a complet rebuild on this boat. I completely appreciate the FISHBUMP CHAMMEL you have given me insight on what to use and how to get a good prepped surface for rework. I have never done any fiberglass work but am all forward on this project. And am a pretty handy kinda guy so with your help I know I will end up with a very good strong product. Thank your family
Fantastic, welcome to the channel! Sounds like a great project boat, and I wish you all the best. We will be starting the process of replacing the transom, stringers, and floor soon on our project boat. There should be lots of useful info in this series to help give you a clear picture of what to expect along the way. Thanks for watching!
Thanks a lot, Jonas here from Portugal, your videos have been helping a lot, just bought a old Four Winns (91) and i'm bringing it to modern times, so redoing all the interior including the layout itself, so a bit of woodwork was needed to do the new layout and finished of with fiberglass over, soo your knowledge as been really really helpful. Now covering all the aesthetic part soo this video did really help, thanks a lot and please keep realising videos, as a young man (26) working in this industry sometimes it's not too easy to find the right tools and techniques, also sadly despite our sailor heritage as a country today we don't have a boat culture among middle class, soo again, thanks for all the help, not only for the technical part but seeing someone doing this with such pride and care motivates a lot to do things in a proper way.
Hi Captain Joe! I don't know how many times I can say this but I learn something new from every video you post! Thank you so much! I hadn't ever thought to layer up the 3 layer fiberglass patch in the tray and then apply it. Nice! Oh, and don't worry about the video length! I love the format! Thanks again and all the best from California!🧡
This makes me want to redo my 2003 key west console. It doesn’t need it but your videos definitely make it easy to understand and make it easier for us diy people. Keep doing what you do.
This is my go to channel to learn how to rebuild my 13ft fiberglass skiff. Excited to see how you do the floors and everything that will go under them. I am currently stuck trying to figure out the best place for a battery and wiring chase under the deck.
Camera work is awesome on all of your videos!!! Rebuilding my Mako 17 and have learned so much! Thank you and your son for sharing your time and knowledge with all of us DIY’ers! God bless! Frank Amelia Island FL
I built and repaired fiberglass boats over forty years ago and sure wish I had some of that peel and stick material back then! I can still feel the itch! Most of the techniques your using are the same I used back then.
I'm going to be building an offshore bracket on a bayliner 2302. Splitting the boat for a fuel tank replacement (1990) plan to extend the stringers through the transom and build as a narrow hull extension while in there. Bracket will be for twin four strokes and added floatation for the extra weight. Would love to see you do something like that! Great show thanks!
Wow, that sounds like an interesting project! We always go extra heavy duty on anything like that. It's always better to overbuild than underbuild, especially something structural like transoms and engine brackets. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Been messing with glass since I was a teenager. Your videos are a welcome addition to anyone wanting to understand the processes to properly do glasswork.
Keep these videos coming! I just came in from working on my boat for a few hours doing almost the same thing you are. For the people out there just remember if you mess up you can simply sand it down, it’s that easy. Love you videos Captain!
@@FishBumpTV oh and btw mixing your filler and then pulling it is brilliant. I’ve wasted more peanut butter than I care to admit because it kicked off before I could use it all. Thank you for that.
Hello Captain Joe, I'm working on building out a campervan and I'm at the point of creating a custom shower pan. I watched (and liked) most of your amazing videos, but it's hard to put all the knowledge together and start going. So I'm hoping you would consider doing a video on the channel on how to create a shower pan, starting from a plywood base (40 inches by 24 inches, with about 6 inches ridges). Ideally, with two drains on opposite corners and on one of the short edges, a way to fasten the composting toilet. The toilet has two screw holes on the base sides, so some kind of metal bars or fiberglass fixation should come from one of the short edges to screw into the sides of the toilet to fasten it in the shower pan. I would like to build it with fiberglass to have the structural strength, very necessary in a van that is always moving and shaking around. I would try to do it myself, but I get confused about some things like: How to get the fiberglass sticking to the plywood? What kind of resin to use? How many and what type of fiberglass layers do I need? How do you get the gelcoat to stick to the fiberglass? You explained these things several times throughout many videos, but as I said, it gets confusing to start my project with all this information. I'm pretty sure that a lot of van builders would be interested in this video, as no real hands-on tutorials are available at the moment that puts it all together. Many thanks in advance. Keep the videos coming!
I know that quite a few people watching the channel are working on RV or camper type projects, so I think what you want is completely doable, but will take some skill. Maybe you have a friend with some carpentry or auto body experience that could help you. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
I think you should start with simple steps in learning to build corners then your drains using different materials to become more familiar with the skill set and experience with what you eventually want to accomplish. This is not a one video watch and then attempt to build an ocean liner or a functional aircraft. I’ve been making plastic aircraft for twenty years and I’m learning slowly how to make these large parts and repairs using the wet method. The way I built the V-22,B-2,C-17,large panels for the 747 was the dry method vacuum bagging the layups and autoclave curing. Which is so much less confusing. So you and I are learning from Joe together. Just take small steps and gain knowledge and confidence. Enjoy the journey!
Thanks Joe great content! It's getting cold up here where l live so most of what l will be doing will have to wait till spring giving me plenty of time to watch more videos and make plans on how my repairs will be addressed. Thanks!🤔
That's fantastic! My first boat was a skiff my father built for me with a 20 hp tiller steer, pull crank Johnson. I had an absolute blast in that little skiff! Thanks for watching all of the way from Beautiful Bermuda 🇧🇲!
G,day Captain Joe and Logan from Sydney Australia. I did my first fibreglass matting repair today. Not as easy as I expected. I cut the two types of mat, sanded and acetone cleaned the surface. Added the MPNK 25cc to the resin and mixed. On a plastic tray the fibreglass mat clumped together when trying to pick it up soaking with gloved hands. But .. it formed to the square end and with the confidence of your teaching is going to look like new when painted. 🍯🇦🇺
Even though i have watched many of your videos, I'm sure glad i came across this one. After gutting out my transom and using Carbon Core to fill it. I was going to put a couple layers of glass on the back side of it. I was going to use polyester resin but now with your get explanation of vinylester resin, i feel i would if made a mistake. Again, thanks for the long informative videos. Appreciate it.
I'm glad the videos are helpful! It's kind of a good, better, best thing. It's not that polyester is bad, but the vinyl ester is definitely better, in my opinion. Thanks for watching and commenting!
You are without a doubt the best source for correct information and great advice for boat repair work I’ve found. You are greatly appreciated. Are you involved with Patreon? And do you have any Tshirts or merch for sale? Would love to support your channel
Wow, thank you so much! Yes, I do have a patreon account, but I use it mostly for consulting work with our viewers. Because of my busy schedule, I have limited spaces available, but I plan to open up more spaces soon. We are also in the process of getting some merch available for fans of the channel. So please stay tuned!
Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge. These kind of jobs are upcoming on my boat and now I feel confident to do it myself instead of using contractors in my club
Glad the videos are helpful! Just remember to do your research, and use professional help if you feel like it is a critical repair. Thanks for watching!
This is fantastic and timely as I have a bunch of holes to fill on my 39 year old 32 Bayliner. I removed the fresh water tank, hot water tank and holding tank. I cut out the shelf holding these and I have un gelcoated glass that still has some tack to it which is the inside of the hull. Apparently it is plenty strong as there are a few tiny gelcoat cracks on the outside, no blisters and it hasn't sunk..lol I want to clean this this up and gelcoat it. Sand, acetone and gelcoat you think? Same under the water tank shelf and really any un gelcoated areas I came across. Still loving your content. Thanks again! Depressed Western Lake Erie boater waiting for snow!
Thanks, glad you are enjoying the channel! Yes, it sounds like gelcoat could work fine in that application. I will be applying gelcoat alot in our upcoming project boat series, so stay tuned!
My pleasure! Sorry the video was a little later than usual. It turned out to be quite long, and it is filmed in 4k, so the upload took longer than expected. Thanks so much for your support of the channel!
@@FishBumpTV please no apologies necessary, we all as viewers just really appreciate you guys taking the time to share your knowledge and time you deserve so much more for what you do👍🇦🇺
Another well done video! I am always impressed when you're adding catalyst or hardener without measuring -- years of experience makes a world of difference. I'm far too timid to try it, so it's always measuring and a mixing cup for me.
Just ran across your channel and love it! Getting ready to start a 12’ Carolina skiff project that has a relatively large crack/hole in the front hull and foam was full of water. Already cut out floor and removed foam. Getting ready to start crack repair in hull. Thank you for your detailed videos, your awesome presentation of the products and most of all the authenticity in you. I will be watching many more videos! Cheers!
I built and repaired fiberglass boats over forty years ago and sure wish I had some of that peel and stick material back then! I can still feel the itch! Most of the techniques your using are the same I used back then. One of the products we used back then was asbestos fibers to make bedding putty, hope things have changed in that department!
Mr Joe Awesome Awesome video Thanks for your time so excited to what is to come you hit on every point Thanks Fish bump family sharing such great information I have several vintage runabout boats that needs complete restoration so everything helps improve my fiberglassing work moving forward!!!
Great suggestion! We will be doing a deck replacement on our project boat. I will try to do something touching on soft spots in the floor when I get a chance. Thanks for watching!
I like the paint pan/ layer cake technique. I just spent hours doing the same with a cheap paint brush today. I lost a lot of resin due to constant drip.
Would like to see a below water line hole repair. I have looked through your videos but have not seen one. If you have one please show a link. I love watching you work, very informative thanks for the content.
I would love to know how you get into really difficult places to fix an impact repair that can be common with fiberglass kayaks. These can be well away from arms reach. As well as using seam seal tapes between the hull and top deck parts if you have split the seam from such impacts.
Sometimes, in really difficult spots to reach, you will have to do the repair from one side only. I will try to do a video on that topic. Sometimes in the near future. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great stuff - this is going to help me so much with the fibreglass repairs to my RIB. I am going to have to put some pigment in the gelcoat though because my RIB is orange.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the videos! To get a orange gelcoat using pigments you will need to use a neutral gelcoat base, or if you can find a paint code from Sherwin Williams that is very close to your color that you need you can reach out to Fiberglass warehouse for a custom mix. I hope this helps, and thanks for watching!
I had to repair a fiberglass kevlar sea kayak that had been bent completely in half. It had been hauled back onto the dock it had blown off of without the water first being drained from the cockpit. Huge holes. A friend listed it for sale, I scooped it up. When I saw it, he started lowering the price. I wouldn't let him. It was fixable. I watched a few videos, I'd made two wooden sea kayaks before so I had some epoxy glassing skills. I assumed I'd have to match the kevlar glass layers weights.... Nope not at all. The next step was to grind the sides of the holes so they tapered in. Then trace the outline of the outside of the taper and then cut 6 to 8 fiberglass layers each a bit smaller than the one it was on top of. So I traced the outline, scanned it then in Illustrator made the smaller outlines. (This was over doing it, close with a pencil would've been more than good enough.) The smaller patches go on the outside, so when you sand if you reach any fabric you're sanding the outside fringe, not inside the patch which would weaken it.) This turned out to be not a pretty patch, but a good emergency patch. All the TH-cam fiberglassing seems to go one layer at a time.I don't understand this in this sort of use. Also gussets, just keep adding another layer while it's all still wet. \ My problem was How would I align each of these odd shaped pieces? By doing them all at once solves this problem and things go much faster. I just stacked my layers on saranwrap, saturated them all with epoxy, put epoxy on the taper and then just applied the patch. All those layers gave it a lot of stiffness. One hole was about a foot across and the hull of course was curved. It didn't perfectly match the curves of the hull, but close enough. At this point when the epoxy set, that hole was waterproof and as tough as the rest of the kayak. Next I added a fairing layer, sanded it. Could've done another layer... Gel coat. Instead I paddled it for four years - no problem. Clearly no to Fish Bump TV quality, but watertight, durable and seaworthy. It's still seaworthy, still ugly. One thing was super neat. So long as I supported the kayak close to the holes, the hull just went right to its factory shape, so there was no issue with a bent boat. If there's a takeaway it's 1. Everybody with a boat should learn how to make an emergency patch. (I've heard of kayaks getting holed and a half hour later (with fast epoxy) being back in operation. Even with experience that first hole was a challenge. Now I think I could patch just about anything. 2. The mulitple layers being saturated all at once makes for a stiffer patch that can cover a pretty big hole. And you have a few mixes, no worries about blush, and it's done. And of course Fish Bump way is no doubt better
Love your videos. I am definitely learning alot, but im struggling to combine your fiberglass, and gelcoat videos to try and figure out how to build a new 49" by 32" floor hatch. Anyway you could make a video on that?
Glad you are enjoying the videos! Maybe if you go back into some of our boatbuilding videos of our 29 footer or our how to fiberglass over plywood or epoxy over plywood content you can get a better understanding of things. I hope this helps, and I appreciate you watching!
Thanks! Glad you are enjoying the videos! Yes, it is pretty common to fiberglass over wood. You want to use a wood that accepts resin well like marine fir plywood. And a quality resin like vinyl ester or epoxy for the best results. You should definitely do plenty of research and practice and experiment with the materials before taking on a large project. I hope this helps, and thanks for watching!
@@FishBumpTV ty for the information and advice the foam board that you use for the canopy for your 2900 is that good to use inside the hull for structure work
@vincentpereira8416 I like something even stronger and denser for internal structural work personally. I used coosa board in the 26 pound density when I built our 29 ft center console that you see in the background of our videos. I have a whole series of videos here on the channel documenting the build of the 29. They might be interesting and helpful. Thanks for watching!
Hi Captain Joe! I am not sure if you know about this and I have asked you about this product before. But when it comes to "RED MEKP" I found something that you might want to tell your subscribers about. I have found that Fiberglass warehouse is handling the RED catalyst in a 2oz bottle for $4.99 Part # 0812R which is all I want to buy at one time! When chatting with customer service to ask if it was actually red and they said yes and also said if Captain Joe was using it they needed to be able to sale it! LOL you have a good influence on people! We love you JOE!
Thanks, I'm glad you are enjoying the channel! 53 ft is the largest boat, and we also built quite a few 37s and 31s. I am in the process of gathering up some photos, so I can make a video showing some of the boats we have built and our shops' history.
Super good advice, Capt. Joe. You got me re-thinking the use of West Systems epoxy with Total Fair, epoxy sealer on top, the wax free gel coat, and top waxed gel coat. I may experiment with vinyl-ester repairs using 1708 cloth with un waxed gel coat directly. Assuming the vinyl ester will prevent osmosis? I never saw you use an epoxy osmosis preventer barrier coat. Please, keep the great vids coming, much appreciated. Cheers SM
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Epoxy based products are great for many applications, but there can be pros and cons for every product. In the end, everyone should do their research and use the materials that they feel best suits their needs.
hola. una pregunta, he visto que en algunas embarcaciones deportivas usan una especie de rollo o tela de espuma poliuretana y fibra de carbono. asi logrando algo más liviana y resistente. mi duda es, tú sabes cómo se llama ese rollo en espuma? muy bueno todos tus videos me ayudan mucho a resolver problemas y entender mucho más sobre este trabajo. saludos
You might be seeing a scored pvc foam. Divinycell is one company that makes a product like that. Fiberglass warehouse should have what you are looking for. I have a hardtop mold building series here on the channel, and we use a 3/4 thick airex foam core and vinyl ester resin with 1708 biaxial Fiberglass to get a very strong and lightweight top. That series of videos might help answer a lot of questions.hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Great vids again, I am guessing that brushing a new gel coat over the graphite powder is not recommended. What would you use to circle lows and clean powder so it won't be removed? Common sense tells me to clean one at the time circle with pencil and move to another...
Yes, a pencil can work great for marking the lows. I usually sand the lows with an aggressive grit sandpaper, and you can see where the lows are that way. I hope this helps, and thanks for watching!
I'm starting out with a project that doesn't require pritty. Grand son bought an old John Deere corn planter with 6 fiberglass seed hoppers that had died from weather exposiure.
Very interesting! Lots of good uses for some fiberglass and gelcoat, even for some farm equipment! Sounds like you're looking to do some of what we call Work boat or commercial grade repairs. Hope the videos help you get your John Deere corn planter back in working order. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Joe, Great channel. Both interesting and informative.. Thanks for your help. Where would be a good source for 304 stainless steel connectors bolts 6m flat hex head and matching barrel nuts.
Thanks, I'm glad you are enjoying the channel! That's a good question. I buy all of my stainless fasteners from our local marine hardware store, it's called Boat owners warehouse. Maybe someone out there watching and reading the comments has a good online source they can suggest. Wish I had more for you on that one. Thanks for watching!
Great video Joe! I am 23 and living in the gulf coast as well and have loved watching your channel the last couple months. I have a hand sized hole in the hull of my 1982 14' McKee (deep enough to reach the foam) and I am wondering if you have advice or a video for how to do a hole repair like this if unable to access from both sides? Also, after watching your videos, I am torn between using an epoxy resin with sb-112 then putting the gel coat over or using a vinyl ester or polyester resin since it seems to work better with gel coat. My concern has to do with possible moisture absorbed by the foam and want the best chances of a getting it to cure. I have done my best to let it dry out but will be leaving for the military soon. Any thoughts? Thank you!
Very cool! I'm glad you are enjoying the channel! For any kind of structural, below the waterline repair, I would feel comfortable with epoxy or vinyl ester. Either of those resins will give better performance than polyester in that application, in my opinion. I don't currently have any videos with that kind of repair work being shown, but I have made many repairs similar to what you are describing. I wouldn't ever want to discourage anyone, but I always tell folks that if your repair is in a critical location, highly structural, or below the waterline, you may want to have a experienced professional do the job, or have them consult with you directly. Safety is always a concern, especially with below the waterline repairs. I will be opening up some patreon spaces very soon if you are interested. This would allow me to consult with you more directly and help you decide what is the best solution to getting your boat repaired in the best way possible. I hope this helps, and thanks for watching!
Joe, I find your videos extremely helpful for me being a DIYer. I’m presently doing a complete retrofit on a Mainship Mediterranean 35 and would like to add glass panels on the haul on each side of the V berth. I’ve done some research and cannot find anything useful. In your opinion, is this something that is feasible. Thanks
Glad you are enjoying the videos! I have seen yachts with that feature or look to them, and quite honestly I am not a fan. I see a lot of potential problems and danger as far as seaworthyness is concerned. It might look cool, but I would never own a boat like that, just my opinion, of course! I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Hi from Norway! Again, your videos are so great and with so much explanation. But here for the filling of the speaker holes, I missed that part before the mats. Is that just filling with fiber reinforced vinylester, longer strands? Did you Joe fill that large hole with the roller?
Thanks so much, I'm glad that you are enjoying the videos! I try to show or explain everything that I think is important, but it's possible I missed something or that it's explained in the previous episode. I hope this helps, and appreciate you watching all of the way from Beautiful Norway 🇳🇴!
Hey Joe do you ever do outboard motor cowling repairs? I’d love to see you repair a cowl thats been broken or has a hole in it and needs a repair similar to this console repair.
Yes, I have done some motor cowling repairs in the past and they turned out very good. I will try to get something like that up on the channel for you all. Thanks for watching!
Really enjoy your videos. I have a tuna boat that just has painted fiberglass woven material below decks. Could I gel coat two or three coats to make the woven more attractive? This area has a v berth below deck and would like to spruce it up. Any problems with my idea? Thanks
Thanks, glad you are enjoying the channel! Yes, I would imagine that 2 or 3 coats of gelcoat would help improve the look quite a bit over just raw fiberglass. You would just want to follow the basics of gelcoat that I show in some of our videos. A good clean surface that has been sanded a bit, and temps in the 60 to 80 degree range are a good starting point. I hope this helps and I wish you the best with your Tuna boat!
Hey Joe, great video content as always! Question now that’s its starting to cool off here in Pa is it ok to work with resin and gel coat on warmer afternoons but now it’s getting chilly at night then warms up again the next day? Say 70 degrees then down to 50s at night then back up to 70s or high 60s next day? Thanks again for all you do!
Yes, you should still be good in the 60s and 70s. You can keep your materials out of the cold nights, so the resin temps stay more consistent. You can also use a heat gun with care to help warm the surface area to be worked. Your also will use a little higher percentage of catalyst to be sure your resin cures properly. I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Yes, possibly. It would depend somewhat on what caused the cracks in the first place. I have a stress crack video coming very soon, so stay tuned, and thanks for watching!
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This man deserves full sponsorship from the brands he uses. Not only is he a true professional, but the results of his hard work are always right there to back it up. Honestly, watching him almost makes me want to get back into restoration myself. For the new DIY'ers out there, you don’t realize how helpful Joe’s content is. Back in 2007, when I restored my boat, none of this was available on TH-cam. Keep rocking, Joe! I’d love to meet you one day-just to shake your hand. You're such a humble and genuine person. Thank you, sir!
Amen 🙏🏻. @festoolusa sponsor this man bigtime, he and his family deserve it
Wow, thanks! I really appreciate your comment and your support of the channel!
Man needs a brand of merchandise and his own book.
Totally agree
@@FishBumpTV you earned it Joe, keep up the amazing work.
Thanks boat-dad. I don’t have a project just yet, but I’ve inherited a boat that is in need of restoration these videos make me feel like it’s not an impossible task.
Haha, I hear ya! Once you have the knowledge, those project boats seem like it is not too bad to tackle! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thank you for these informative videos. I'm 87 years old and have enjoyed many different hobbies in those years. I started by painting a car with. what ever paint they had at the hardware store and a "bug-a-boo" hand pump sprayer. I filled the molding holes to "customize" a car using "liquid soldier". Didn't have "body fillers " yet. I've built two boats (under 16 feet) that I fiberglassed. I repaired a couple of boats that got bounced off the rocks. In the '60's I learned about acrylic enamel paint and painted every car that friends would let me. Now thanks to TH-cam and people like you I am learning about a world of new products. Again, thank you
Welcome to the channel, and thanks for sharing your experiences with us! I feel honored to have a person such as yourself, watch our videos, and respond with such a nice comment! Happy to share what my father taught me and what I have learned since he passed away over 30 years ago with you all. I wish you many more years and much success with any fiberglass related projects that you might choose to take on!
Joe you are simply the best fiberglassing teacher anywhere. You take away that over informed paralysis you mentioned. Because we only need your teachings to tackle any repair job with confidence.
Wow, thanks so much! Super nice comment!
Been a Marine tech for 37 years really enjoyed your videos
He is the greatest for sure.
Thanks!!
Thank you for your vast knowledge and for teaching us through TH-cam. Special thanks for including Australia in your mentoring.
You are very welcome! I appreciate our viewers watching all of the way from Australia 🇦🇺!
The best channel I have run across and also such a kind guy supporting people. If I could sponsor I would. Love your work thank you for the dedication to this profession!
Wow! I truly appreciate the kind words and support! Thanks for watching and commenting!
One of the best channels on youtube
Wow, thanks so much!
I am 90% complete with a 4ftx2ft hole in my boat. Following many of your videos and the steps in this one have proven the education worked. Thank YOU! Never too much detail and your content is on point. I'll be gel coating this weekend in the hopes to start the finish sanding process soon! My beginner tips for anyone else trying this.... 1. I went through 3x as many gloves as I thought I would 2. The initial wetting out of the repair area @23:36 and the back side of the glass to lay down proved critical in getting air bubbles out early. I kept starving my fiberglass at first with not wetting out enough 3. When sanding fiberglass tape the suit sleeves to your gloves with a bit of painters tape, not doing this I was surprised how itchy my forearms were even with gloves and a suit on.
Wow, thanks for sharing your experiences with everyone!
You are correct in saying the trades are going extinct. The younger generations need to get involved in skills like you’re demonstrating. Thx!
Yep, it's sad to see! Maybe sharing our families' experience and skills here on the channel will help keep some of this knowledge alive. Thanks for watching and commenting!
THANK U.I AM NOW 85 WHY I WRITE IT IS NOT WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE DOING. THANKS TO YOU AND YOURS , I'AM HAVING FUN.
That's fantastic! I'm glad you are enjoying working with fiberglass! Thanks for watching and commenting
Wirklich lieb , wie Joe auch seinen Vater so positiv in Erinnerung bringt . Einfach nur klasse Erklärungen . Extrem hilfreich und sehr gut zu verstehen . DANKE 👍👍👍
Thank you! He was a great Dad, and I wish he was still with us. I think he would have loved the channel and really enjoyed seeing the positive effect his work has had on so many people!
I would like to add my appreciation for the quality, depth, extensiveness, and value of this content. I have done a lot of autobody, glass, and epoxy work in various industries. Yet, I am very much enjoying the learning opportunity. I would like to sincerely thank you Joe and crew!
Wow, thanks! I truly appreciate the kind words and your support of the channel!
As a DIYer starting my own skiff build/refurb, these videos have been filled with so much information and detail. Normally I'd struggle to watch a 20 min video on TH-cam, but your videos are so damn captivating and educational I cant help but to watch every minute of your videos. You make it seem so easy. You def put out 9 generations of information in each video.
Just one request. Can you show how you'd repair a crack/hole in a keel?
Please keep the videos coming. My skiff depends on it.
Wow, thanks! What a nice comment! I will try to do a video on that the next opportunity I get. I appreciate you watching and wish you the best with your project!
It's nice to see someone as passionate about what they do as you are. It is obvious that you love to work with composites and teach others your skills. I, for one, really appreciate your effort and dedication to providing useful content and imparting your knowledge to us. Thanks Logan, great job behind the camera.
Wow, thanks so much! What a nice comment! I will be sure to tell Logan that you said he is doing a good job.
Another great one ! Work for flagpole light pole company in New Hampshire and have taken over mold repairs and building new ones that we use to cast are products. I can't believe how much your content has helped me get started in what is my new trade.
That's fantastic! Glad the videos are helpful!
I love the way you explain and teach. You make it look uncomplicated and easy - I know looks are deceiving 😂. I definitely appreciate your knowledge and experience.
Wow, thanks so much! I hope the videos inspire people to give gelcoat and fiberglass work a try. Just remember to do plenty of research, start with something small and non critical, and plan out everything you will need. I hope this helps and I truly appreciate you watching and commenting!
Thanks!
Fantastic! Much appreciated!!
What a great video, and you are a great teacher. Originally, I started watching with no intention of watching a whole hour, but the info and your presentation made me want to watch every minute. Im now subscribed and will be going back through your other videos. Thanks.
Thanks so much, and welcome to the channel!
Strong knowledge level. If you are new to glassing, watch his vids do it right and you will do it once. I knows what i see, my Dad was an industrial pipe-fitter.
Wow, thanks! I appreciate you watching and commenting!
Tuning in from New Zealand.
Love the detailed content!
Thanks for tuning in from New Zealand! I appreciate you watching!
Great. Very good teacher and demonstrator of how it should be done with techniques that were learned through experience. No school can teach that. Thanks for putting up these videos
Wow, thanks! I'm glad that you are enjoying the videos here on the channel!
Hands off to your tutorial! The level of detail and practical tips you’ve included are in a completely different league compared to anything else I’ve seen. You didn’t just skim the surface; you really broke down each step in a way that’s easy to follow but still packed with depth -thank you!
Wow, thanks so much! Glad you are enjoying the channel, and I appreciate you watching and commenting!
Thank you very much. I really appreciate you taking the time to help all of us. You have a great way of teaching. Please keep it up.
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting!
This is my "going to TH-cam university". I am so glad to find professionals like them, going out of their way to spread the knowledge for I assume not too much compensation at all. Thank you very much! Greetings from Germany!
Wow, thank you! I appreciate you watching all of the way from Germany 🇩🇪!
HAY SHOUT OUT TO FISHBUMP FOR THE CHANNEL. I recently bought a 1976 bayliner nisqually with the flying bridge. I have had to remove all old stringers due to rot and will be replacing them and a complet rebuild on this boat. I completely appreciate the FISHBUMP CHAMMEL you have given me insight on what to use and how to get a good prepped surface for rework. I have never done any fiberglass work but am all forward on this project. And am a pretty handy kinda guy so with your help I know I will end up with a very good strong product. Thank your family
Fantastic, welcome to the channel! Sounds like a great project boat, and I wish you all the best. We will be starting the process of replacing the transom, stringers, and floor soon on our project boat. There should be lots of useful info in this series to help give you a clear picture of what to expect along the way. Thanks for watching!
Thanks a lot, Jonas here from Portugal, your videos have been helping a lot, just bought a old Four Winns (91) and i'm bringing it to modern times, so redoing all the interior including the layout itself, so a bit of woodwork was needed to do the new layout and finished of with fiberglass over, soo your knowledge as been really really helpful.
Now covering all the aesthetic part soo this video did really help, thanks a lot and please keep realising videos, as a young man (26) working in this industry sometimes it's not too easy to find the right tools and techniques, also sadly despite our sailor heritage as a country today we don't have a boat culture among middle class, soo again, thanks for all the help, not only for the technical part but seeing someone doing this with such pride and care motivates a lot to do things in a proper way.
Sounds like you have a great project boat! Glad you are enjoying the videos and I appreciate you watching all of the way from Portugal 🇵🇹!
Hi Captain Joe!
I don't know how many times I can say this but I learn something new from every video you post! Thank you so much! I hadn't ever thought to layer up the 3 layer fiberglass patch in the tray and then apply it. Nice! Oh, and don't worry about the video length! I love the format!
Thanks again and all the best from California!🧡
That's awesome! I am glad that you learn something new with each episode. Appreciate you watching from Sunny California!
This makes me want to redo my 2003 key west console. It doesn’t need it but your videos definitely make it easy to understand and make it easier for us diy people. Keep doing what you do.
Fantastic, I'm glad you are enjoying our videos and I appreciate you watching and commenting!
This is my go to channel to learn how to rebuild my 13ft fiberglass skiff. Excited to see how you do the floors and everything that will go under them. I am currently stuck trying to figure out the best place for a battery and wiring chase under the deck.
Awesome, thank you! Hopefully, our project boat videos will give you some inspiration for your project boat.
Glad to see a new video. Thanks for your excellent lessons about fiberglass.
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Camera work is awesome on all of your videos!!! Rebuilding my Mako 17 and have learned so much! Thank you and your son for sharing your time and knowledge with all of us DIY’ers! God bless! Frank Amelia Island FL
Awesome! Thank you! I will be sure to tell my Son that you appreciate his camera work, and I wish you all the best with your Mako rebuild!
Your attention to detail and clear explanations are greatly appreciated! Already anxiously awaiting the next video in this series!
Awesome, thank you!
I built and repaired fiberglass boats over forty years ago and sure wish I had some of that peel and stick material back then! I can still feel the itch! Most of the techniques your using are the same I used back then.
Very cool. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I'm going to be building an offshore bracket on a bayliner 2302. Splitting the boat for a fuel tank replacement (1990) plan to extend the stringers through the transom and build as a narrow hull extension while in there. Bracket will be for twin four strokes and added floatation for the extra weight. Would love to see you do something like that! Great show thanks!
Wow, that sounds like an interesting project! We always go extra heavy duty on anything like that. It's always better to overbuild than underbuild, especially something structural like transoms and engine brackets. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Been messing with glass since I was a teenager. Your videos are a welcome addition to anyone wanting to understand the processes to properly do glasswork.
Thanks for sharing your experience with the channel, and thanks for watching!
Great video!!! Thank you for sharing your expertise!!
Thanks so much. I'm glad it was helpful!
keep doing you bro , i recently found you and you have already helped me in 5 different videos about fiberglassing thank you !
Thanks, will do! Welcome to the channel, and I appreciate you watching and commenting!
I love watching your videos. A lot of information, and attention to detail.
Glad you like them! Thanks so much for watching!
Awesome video as always. Checking in from Semmes. Great job captain and Logan!
Awesome! Thank you!
Keep these videos coming! I just came in from working on my boat for a few hours doing almost the same thing you are. For the people out there just remember if you mess up you can simply sand it down, it’s that easy. Love you videos Captain!
Thanks, I appreciate you watching and sharing your experiences!
@@FishBumpTV oh and btw mixing your filler and then pulling it is brilliant. I’ve wasted more peanut butter than I care to admit because it kicked off before I could use it all.
Thank you for that.
Hello Captain Joe,
I'm working on building out a campervan and I'm at the point of creating a custom shower pan. I watched (and liked) most of your amazing videos, but it's hard to put all the knowledge together and start going. So I'm hoping you would consider doing a video on the channel on how to create a shower pan, starting from a plywood base (40 inches by 24 inches, with about 6 inches ridges). Ideally, with two drains on opposite corners and on one of the short edges, a way to fasten the composting toilet. The toilet has two screw holes on the base sides, so some kind of metal bars or fiberglass fixation should come from one of the short edges to screw into the sides of the toilet to fasten it in the shower pan. I would like to build it with fiberglass to have the structural strength, very necessary in a van that is always moving and shaking around.
I would try to do it myself, but I get confused about some things like:
How to get the fiberglass sticking to the plywood?
What kind of resin to use?
How many and what type of fiberglass layers do I need?
How do you get the gelcoat to stick to the fiberglass?
You explained these things several times throughout many videos, but as I said, it gets confusing to start my project with all this information. I'm pretty sure that a lot of van builders would be interested in this video, as no real hands-on tutorials are available at the moment that puts it all together.
Many thanks in advance. Keep the videos coming!
I know that quite a few people watching the channel are working on RV or camper type projects, so I think what you want is completely doable, but will take some skill. Maybe you have a friend with some carpentry or auto body experience that could help you. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
I think you should start with simple steps in learning to build corners then your drains using different materials to become more familiar with the skill set and experience with what you eventually want to accomplish. This is not a one video watch and then attempt to build an ocean liner or a functional aircraft. I’ve been making plastic aircraft for twenty years and I’m learning slowly how to make these large parts and repairs using the wet method.
The way I built the V-22,B-2,C-17,large panels for the 747 was the dry method vacuum bagging the layups and autoclave curing. Which is so much less confusing.
So you and I are learning from Joe together. Just take small steps and gain knowledge and confidence. Enjoy the journey!
@rogerpotts8453 Thanks for sharing your experience and for watching!
Thanks Joe great content! It's getting cold up here where l live so most of what l will be doing will have to wait till spring giving me plenty of time to watch more videos and make plans on how my repairs will be addressed. Thanks!🤔
Sounds great! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I'm helping a 14yo restore a small fibreglass boat as a school project. We live in Bermuda where boats are a must. He's getting a 15hp Johnson.
That's fantastic! My first boat was a skiff my father built for me with a 20 hp tiller steer, pull crank Johnson. I had an absolute blast in that little skiff! Thanks for watching all of the way from Beautiful Bermuda 🇧🇲!
Really great content. I'm actually building an experimental composite aircraft and utilizing the skills brought out in your videos. Thanks!!
Wow, that sounds exciting! Thanks for watching!
Great work. Professional explains the steps to get a job well done.
Thank you very much!
G,day Captain Joe and Logan from Sydney Australia. I did my first fibreglass matting repair today. Not as easy as I expected. I cut the two types of mat, sanded and acetone cleaned the surface. Added the MPNK 25cc to the resin and mixed. On a plastic tray the fibreglass mat clumped together when trying to pick it up soaking with gloved hands.
But .. it formed to the square end and with the confidence of your teaching is going to look like new when painted.
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Thanks for watching and sharing your experiences all of the way from Australia 🇦🇺!
Even though i have watched many of your videos, I'm sure glad i came across this one. After gutting out my transom and using Carbon Core to fill it. I was going to put a couple layers of glass on the back side of it. I was going to use polyester resin but now with your get explanation of vinylester resin, i feel i would if made a mistake. Again, thanks for the long informative videos. Appreciate it.
I'm glad the videos are helpful! It's kind of a good, better, best thing. It's not that polyester is bad, but the vinyl ester is definitely better, in my opinion. Thanks for watching and commenting!
You are without a doubt the best source for correct information and great advice for boat repair work I’ve found. You are greatly appreciated. Are you involved with Patreon? And do you have any Tshirts or merch for sale? Would love to support your channel
Wow, thank you so much! Yes, I do have a patreon account, but I use it mostly for consulting work with our viewers. Because of my busy schedule, I have limited spaces available, but I plan to open up more spaces soon. We are also in the process of getting some merch available for fans of the channel. So please stay tuned!
Another great video Joe, patiently waiting for the stress crack video 😅
Thanks! Stress crack video should be out later today. I appreciate you watching and commenting!
Another fantastic video, Joe. Much appreciated!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge. These kind of jobs are upcoming on my boat and now I feel confident to do it myself instead of using contractors in my club
Glad the videos are helpful! Just remember to do your research, and use professional help if you feel like it is a critical repair. Thanks for watching!
This is fantastic and timely as I have a bunch of holes to fill on my 39 year old 32 Bayliner.
I removed the fresh water tank, hot water tank and holding tank. I cut out the shelf holding these and I have un gelcoated glass that still has some tack to it which is the inside of the hull. Apparently it is plenty strong as there are a few tiny gelcoat cracks on the outside, no blisters and it hasn't sunk..lol I want to clean this this up and gelcoat it. Sand, acetone and gelcoat you think? Same under the water tank shelf and really any un gelcoated areas I came across.
Still loving your content. Thanks again!
Depressed Western Lake Erie boater waiting for snow!
Thanks, glad you are enjoying the channel! Yes, it sounds like gelcoat could work fine in that application. I will be applying gelcoat alot in our upcoming project boat series, so stay tuned!
I have some 3/16 glass sheets a boat builder uses for various projects that I used for my larger patch holes, then cabosil putty.
Sure, that could work great. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience with the channel!
Absolutely awesome episode, thanks so much for your time Captain Joe and the team. My Fishbump addiction is fulfilled again 👍🇦🇺
My pleasure! Sorry the video was a little later than usual. It turned out to be quite long, and it is filmed in 4k, so the upload took longer than expected. Thanks so much for your support of the channel!
@@FishBumpTV please no apologies necessary, we all as viewers just really appreciate you guys taking the time to share your knowledge and time you deserve so much more for what you do👍🇦🇺
Another well done video! I am always impressed when you're adding catalyst or hardener without measuring -- years of experience makes a world of difference. I'm far too timid to try it, so it's always measuring and a mixing cup for me.
Thank you! Yep, been doing it a very long time. It's always a good idea to be careful and accurate. I wish you all the best with your future projects!
Just ran across your channel and love it! Getting ready to start a 12’ Carolina skiff project that has a relatively large crack/hole in the front hull and foam was full of water. Already cut out floor and removed foam. Getting ready to start crack repair in hull. Thank you for your detailed videos, your awesome presentation of the products and most of all the authenticity in you. I will be watching many more videos! Cheers!
Welcome to the channel! Thanks for watching and sharing your experiences with the channel!
Thanks for the great content once again Captain Joe. Appreciate the channel and the no nonsense videos.
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Wonderful video! I always learn your videos - Your mannerism is truly charming.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your comment!
I built and repaired fiberglass boats over forty years ago and sure wish I had some of that peel and stick material back then! I can still feel the itch! Most of the techniques your using are the same I used back then. One of the products we used back then was asbestos fibers to make bedding putty, hope things have changed in that department!
Interesting! Thanks for sharing your experiences with everyone!
Joe you are a great teacher
Thank you so much, glad you think so!
Mr Joe Awesome Awesome video Thanks for your time so excited to what is to come you hit on every point Thanks Fish bump family sharing such great information I have several vintage runabout boats that needs complete restoration so everything helps improve my fiberglassing work moving forward!!!
Wow, thanks so much! Glad the videos are going to be helpful with your resto projects!
Yet Another super informative episode Joe, really great info and usefull pro-tips. Keep em coming please! The longer the better 🙂
Thanks! Will do!
Another great video! Hurry and get it done I know you'll need someone to test it out.lol
Hahaha, yes Sir! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for ALL the details.
You are very welcome! Thanks for watching!
Wish you had a video on repairing a soft spot on the deck
Great suggestion! We will be doing a deck replacement on our project boat. I will try to do something touching on soft spots in the floor when I get a chance. Thanks for watching!
Great video Captain Joe! Keep up the good work! All the best. Chuck
Thanks Chuck! I appreciate you watching!
I like the paint pan/ layer cake technique. I just spent hours doing the same with a cheap paint brush today. I lost a lot of resin due to constant drip.
Glad you like the techniques! A small roller is also a very good addition to your fiberglass repair kit. Thanks for watching!
16:15 Preach Fr. Joe PREACH.
Yes Sir! Thanks for watching!!
Would like to see a below water line hole repair. I have looked through your videos but have not seen one. If you have one please show a link.
I love watching you work, very informative thanks for the content.
Great suggestion! I don't currently have a below the waterline structural repair, but will try to make one when I get a chance. Thanks for watching!
doing a fantastic job mate. thanks for sharing your knowledge
No worries! Thanks for watching!
I would love to know how you get into really difficult places to fix an impact repair that can be common with fiberglass kayaks. These can be well away from arms reach. As well as using seam seal tapes between the hull and top deck parts if you have split the seam from such impacts.
Sometimes, in really difficult spots to reach, you will have to do the repair from one side only. I will try to do a video on that topic. Sometimes in the near future. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great explanation. Thanks for the details and tips.
Glad it was helpful, and I appreciate you watching!
An absolute fantastic channel. Thanks a ton. Cheers.
Thanks so much! Glad you are enjoying the channel!
Great stuff - this is going to help me so much with the fibreglass repairs to my RIB. I am going to have to put some pigment in the gelcoat though because my RIB is orange.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the videos! To get a orange gelcoat using pigments you will need to use a neutral gelcoat base, or if you can find a paint code from Sherwin Williams that is very close to your color that you need you can reach out to Fiberglass warehouse for a custom mix. I hope this helps, and thanks for watching!
I had to repair a fiberglass kevlar sea kayak that had been bent completely in half. It had been hauled back onto the dock it had blown off of without the water first being drained from the cockpit. Huge holes. A friend listed it for sale, I scooped it up. When I saw it, he started lowering the price. I wouldn't let him. It was fixable.
I watched a few videos, I'd made two wooden sea kayaks before so I had some epoxy glassing skills. I assumed I'd have to match the kevlar glass layers weights.... Nope not at all. The next step was to grind the sides of the holes so they tapered in. Then trace the outline of the outside of the taper and then cut 6 to 8 fiberglass layers each a bit smaller than the one it was on top of. So I traced the outline, scanned it then in Illustrator made the smaller outlines. (This was over doing it, close with a pencil would've been more than good enough.) The smaller patches go on the outside, so when you sand if you reach any fabric you're sanding the outside fringe, not inside the patch which would weaken it.)
This turned out to be not a pretty patch, but a good emergency patch. All the TH-cam fiberglassing seems to go one layer at a time.I don't understand this in this sort of use. Also gussets, just keep adding another layer while it's all still wet. \
My problem was How would I align each of these odd shaped pieces? By doing them all at once solves this problem and things go much faster. I just stacked my layers on saranwrap, saturated them all with epoxy, put epoxy on the taper and then just applied the patch. All those layers gave it a lot of stiffness. One hole was about a foot across and the hull of course was curved. It didn't perfectly match the curves of the hull, but close enough. At this point when the epoxy set, that hole was waterproof and as tough as the rest of the kayak. Next I added a fairing layer, sanded it. Could've done another layer... Gel coat. Instead I paddled it for four years - no problem. Clearly no to Fish Bump TV quality, but watertight, durable and seaworthy. It's still seaworthy, still ugly.
One thing was super neat. So long as I supported the kayak close to the holes, the hull just went right to its factory shape, so there was no issue with a bent boat.
If there's a takeaway it's 1. Everybody with a boat should learn how to make an emergency patch. (I've heard of kayaks getting holed and a half hour later (with fast epoxy) being back in operation. Even with experience that first hole was a challenge. Now I think I could patch just about anything. 2. The mulitple layers being saturated all at once makes for a stiffer patch that can cover a pretty big hole. And you have a few mixes, no worries about blush, and it's done.
And of course Fish Bump way is no doubt better
Very cool! Thanks for sharing your experiences with everyone and for watching!
Not long at all. Thank you very very much.
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Love your videos. I am definitely learning alot, but im struggling to combine your fiberglass, and gelcoat videos to try and figure out how to build a new 49" by 32" floor hatch. Anyway you could make a video on that?
Glad you are enjoying the videos! Maybe if you go back into some of our boatbuilding videos of our 29 footer or our how to fiberglass over plywood or epoxy over plywood content you can get a better understanding of things. I hope this helps, and I appreciate you watching!
I like how you explained how you do the work can I build a wooden boat and cover it with fiber cloth and resins
Thanks! Glad you are enjoying the videos! Yes, it is pretty common to fiberglass over wood. You want to use a wood that accepts resin well like marine fir plywood. And a quality resin like vinyl ester or epoxy for the best results. You should definitely do plenty of research and practice and experiment with the materials before taking on a large project. I hope this helps, and thanks for watching!
@@FishBumpTV ty for the information and advice the foam board that you use for the canopy for your 2900 is that good to use inside the hull for structure work
@vincentpereira8416 I like something even stronger and denser for internal structural work personally. I used coosa board in the 26 pound density when I built our 29 ft center console that you see in the background of our videos. I have a whole series of videos here on the channel documenting the build of the 29. They might be interesting and helpful. Thanks for watching!
Hi Captain Joe! I am not sure if you know about this and I have asked you about this product before. But when it comes to "RED MEKP" I found something that you might want to tell your subscribers about. I have found that Fiberglass warehouse is handling the RED catalyst in a 2oz bottle for $4.99 Part # 0812R which is all I want to buy at one time! When chatting with customer service to ask if it was actually red and they said yes and also said if Captain Joe was using it they needed to be able to sale it! LOL you have a good influence on people! We love you JOE!
Wow, awesome! Thanks so much!
Great video captain Joe ! ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Like your video, quick question, what was the biggest boat that you and your family ever build?
Thanks, I'm glad you are enjoying the channel! 53 ft is the largest boat, and we also built quite a few 37s and 31s. I am in the process of gathering up some photos, so I can make a video showing some of the boats we have built and our shops' history.
Super good advice, Capt. Joe. You got me re-thinking the use of West Systems epoxy with Total Fair, epoxy sealer on top, the wax free gel coat, and top waxed gel coat. I may experiment with vinyl-ester repairs using 1708 cloth with un waxed gel coat directly. Assuming the vinyl ester will prevent osmosis? I never saw you use an epoxy osmosis preventer barrier coat. Please, keep the great vids coming, much appreciated.
Cheers
SM
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Epoxy based products are great for many applications, but there can be pros and cons for every product. In the end, everyone should do their research and use the materials that they feel best suits their needs.
Good 👍👌
Thank you!
thank you
You're welcome! Appreciate you watching
hola.
una pregunta, he visto que en algunas embarcaciones deportivas usan una especie de rollo o tela de espuma poliuretana y fibra de carbono. asi logrando algo más liviana y resistente. mi duda es, tú sabes cómo se llama ese rollo en espuma? muy bueno todos tus videos me ayudan mucho a resolver problemas y entender mucho más sobre este trabajo. saludos
You might be seeing a scored pvc foam. Divinycell is one company that makes a product like that. Fiberglass warehouse should have what you are looking for. I have a hardtop mold building series here on the channel, and we use a 3/4 thick airex foam core and vinyl ester resin with 1708 biaxial Fiberglass to get a very strong and lightweight top. That series of videos might help answer a lot of questions.hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Very detailed
Thanks! Hope you enjoyed it!
Great vids again, I am guessing that brushing a new gel coat over the graphite powder is not recommended. What would you use to circle lows and clean powder so it won't be removed? Common sense tells me to clean one at the time circle with pencil and move to another...
Yes, a pencil can work great for marking the lows. I usually sand the lows with an aggressive grit sandpaper, and you can see where the lows are that way. I hope this helps, and thanks for watching!
I'm starting out with a project that doesn't require pritty. Grand son bought an old John Deere corn planter with 6 fiberglass seed hoppers that had died from weather exposiure.
Very interesting! Lots of good uses for some fiberglass and gelcoat, even for some farm equipment! Sounds like you're looking to do some of what we call Work boat or commercial grade repairs. Hope the videos help you get your John Deere corn planter back in working order. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Joe, Great channel. Both interesting and informative.. Thanks for your help. Where would be a good source for 304 stainless steel connectors bolts 6m flat hex head and matching barrel nuts.
Thanks, I'm glad you are enjoying the channel! That's a good question. I buy all of my stainless fasteners from our local marine hardware store, it's called Boat owners warehouse. Maybe someone out there watching and reading the comments has a good online source they can suggest. Wish I had more for you on that one. Thanks for watching!
Love this video and the channel
Wow, thanks!
Another great video Joe. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Great video Joe! I am 23 and living in the gulf coast as well and have loved watching your channel the last couple months.
I have a hand sized hole in the hull of my 1982 14' McKee (deep enough to reach the foam) and I am wondering if you have advice or a video for how to do a hole repair like this if unable to access from both sides?
Also, after watching your videos, I am torn between using an epoxy resin with sb-112 then putting the gel coat over or using a vinyl ester or polyester resin since it seems to work better with gel coat. My concern has to do with possible moisture absorbed by the foam and want the best chances of a getting it to cure. I have done my best to let it dry out but will be leaving for the military soon. Any thoughts? Thank you!
Very cool! I'm glad you are enjoying the channel! For any kind of structural, below the waterline repair, I would feel comfortable with epoxy or vinyl ester. Either of those resins will give better performance than polyester in that application, in my opinion. I don't currently have any videos with that kind of repair work being shown, but I have made many repairs similar to what you are describing. I wouldn't ever want to discourage anyone, but I always tell folks that if your repair is in a critical location, highly structural, or below the waterline, you may want to have a experienced professional do the job, or have them consult with you directly. Safety is always a concern, especially with below the waterline repairs. I will be opening up some patreon spaces very soon if you are interested. This would allow me to consult with you more directly and help you decide what is the best solution to getting your boat repaired in the best way possible. I hope this helps, and thanks for watching!
Joe, I find your videos extremely helpful for me being a DIYer. I’m presently doing a complete retrofit on a Mainship Mediterranean 35 and would like to add glass panels on the haul on each side of the V berth. I’ve done some research and cannot find anything useful. In your opinion, is this something that is feasible. Thanks
Glad you are enjoying the videos! I have seen yachts with that feature or look to them, and quite honestly I am not a fan. I see a lot of potential problems and danger as far as seaworthyness is concerned. It might look cool, but I would never own a boat like that, just my opinion, of course! I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
LQQKs like some buckshot holes..... lol, nice repair, I do like learning how to do these common things. peace
Haha, yep! We are going to make it look like new again, though! Thanks for watching
Hi from Norway!
Again, your videos are so great and with so much explanation.
But here for the filling of the speaker holes, I missed that part before the mats.
Is that just filling with fiber reinforced vinylester, longer strands?
Did you Joe fill that large hole with the roller?
Thanks so much, I'm glad that you are enjoying the videos! I try to show or explain everything that I think is important, but it's possible I missed something or that it's explained in the previous episode. I hope this helps, and appreciate you watching all of the way from Beautiful Norway 🇳🇴!
Hey Joe do you ever do outboard motor cowling repairs? I’d love to see you repair a cowl thats been broken or has a hole in it and needs a repair similar to this console repair.
Yes, I have done some motor cowling repairs in the past and they turned out very good. I will try to get something like that up on the channel for you all. Thanks for watching!
@@FishBumpTV excellent! Thanks Joe!
Really enjoy your videos. I have a tuna boat that just has painted fiberglass woven material below decks. Could I gel coat two or three coats to make the woven more attractive? This area has a v berth below deck and would like to spruce it up. Any problems with my idea? Thanks
Thanks, glad you are enjoying the channel! Yes, I would imagine that 2 or 3 coats of gelcoat would help improve the look quite a bit over just raw fiberglass. You would just want to follow the basics of gelcoat that I show in some of our videos. A good clean surface that has been sanded a bit, and temps in the 60 to 80 degree range are a good starting point. I hope this helps and I wish you the best with your Tuna boat!
Hey Joe, great video content as always! Question now that’s its starting to cool off here in Pa is it ok to work with resin and gel coat on warmer afternoons but now it’s getting chilly at night then warms up again the next day? Say 70 degrees then down to 50s at night then back up to 70s or high 60s next day? Thanks again for all you do!
Yes, you should still be good in the 60s and 70s. You can keep your materials out of the cold nights, so the resin temps stay more consistent. You can also use a heat gun with care to help warm the surface area to be worked. Your also will use a little higher percentage of catalyst to be sure your resin cures properly. I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Could I use that same mix to do some cosmetic cracks after I Dremel them out? Then gelcoat over?
Yes, possibly. It would depend somewhat on what caused the cracks in the first place. I have a stress crack video coming very soon, so stay tuned, and thanks for watching!