Plugging Holes

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Hey Guys, 2 months ago I plugged some holes where snaps use to be installled for my curtains and don't need them anymore. I plugged them with 5200 and after about 2 weeks they still had not hardened, so I added water now 2 months later they still aren't hard. I ordered me some Poli-glo to clean and polish the hull but I need these holes filled and sanded before I put Poli-glo on the upper gunnel.

What should I use to plug these, I was trying to stay away from fiberglass.
 
Garage, 5200 doesn't harden... that's the way it was designed. I learned that lesson the same way you did... I filled in a few holes with it thinking I could go back and sand it down later, but no go...

You'll have to use some form of body filler. I can't remember the name of the stuff I used, it wasn't Bondo, but it reminded me of it...
 
thanks, I guess I just need to go to my local marina and see what they have. I guess I could just poli-glo the hull under the rub rail until I fix the holes and then do them.
 
You can use FORMULA 27 or MARINE-TEX as a filler, but then you'll have to use some gel-coat over it to color match it. Or you can use some FIBERGLASS gel-paste and color match it. It comes in a fiberglass repair kit available at west marine or boaters world and most any marine supply store. It is fairly easy to work with, but won't have the shine that GEL=COAT has afterwards. But the POLY-GLO should fix that.
 
Yep, that was what I used--Formula 27. Like Ferm said, it's easy to work with. I just painted over the repair area with poly paint... Looks good to me... :beer:
 
F27 is what I used also, but I had ton's of things to fill!! If you have just a few holes I would use marine Tex, it hardens up nice and blends well, heck after a little dirt you never see it! It will shine some also.

F27 will need to be painted as if left alone it will absorb water.
 
Cleaned out the holes (where 5200 was) filled with formula 27 let dry and sanded.

Peeled the 2 top pin stripes off, now I just have to get the water line decal off and install new water line tape.

Then I'll be ready for installation of the Poli-glo.

Heading to Lowes to pick up some new numbers and letters for boat ID (I want as much as possible to look new) and find some stuff to help peel the waterline tape off. Heat gun didn't do a great job on the part I tried but did ok on the small pin stripes. I think 3m makes something if I remember.

Then heading to Wallyworld to get a new battery and bilge pmp for the Jon boat. Never a dull moment or moment a boat doesn't cost u something. BOAT = break out another thousand.

battery $30.00, motor 1,600, bilge pmp 30.00 nailing the main muff in the boat PRICELESS!!!:sun:
 
ok got a heat gun and got the small pin striping off, haven't tried the large striping at the water line.

Got my teak off and washed and scrubed and sanded, steel wooled it. It's ready for the oil application, will do that tomorrow.

filled the holes with f-27 and sanded.
 
I took off the teak and cleaner and got 3 coats of teak oil on them. I'll check them tomorrow and see if they are dry.
Should I put additional coats on them until they will not soak up any more of the oil?
 
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