Work-on-your-boat Day Sunday 4 May from 10am
Chris Tattersall
Maxim Djura has organised another Work-on-your-boat day at the club this Sunday 4 May 2025 starting at 10am till whenever you finish
Typical repairs include:
Repair gelcoat chips or gunnel cracks
Restore hull color
Polish your boat
Reapply boat fittings
How long will it take? Below some are rough estimates:
About 1 hour to prepare and apply gelcoat.
4 hours for the gel to cure.
2 hours to polish and finish off.
1 hour and half to polish the boat.
45 minutes to apply the gelcoat restorer.
Time to repair gunnel cracks varies significantly.
Personal and environmental safety:
Gelcoat, hardener, acetone, Ronstan’s gelcoat restorer are dangerous substances.
Please, wear long-sleeve shirts. It’s a good idea to have a change of clothes for the day. There will be masks, safety glasses and PVC gloves.
There will be single use containers and a separate bin for the dangerous substances. Please, do not throw them into the general bin.