Thanks . I ground down the cracks and used fiberglass resin (and cloth where needed) and then went over them with a coat of "Autobody Icing"- it is like a glaze to be used over body work to remove minor imperfections. On the rear where it was missing chunks, I ground it up a bit and used resin to stiffen it again, then used duraglass (like bondo with fiberglass strands in it for reinforcement) to reshape it and then finished it with the Autobody Icing. I also epoxied a piece of ply on the inside of the transom to screw the hardware into so that the repair material wasn't the only thing holding the screws to prevent it from coming apart in use.


As for the hull- I am not sure what model it is, all I know is it is a Hydro and Marine and it is 29"x9" wide. I have tried searching to put a name with it, but can't find it. I know Fine Design gets a lot of stuff from them, so it could even be a hull he was thinking of importing but never did. I'll ask him tomorrow to try to find out for sure. It is a very nice hull, I am happy with it. I was just EXTREMELY disappointed when I smacked it up- especially since it was only about a week old. I am glad it came out as nice as it did- the only thing that really bugs me about the repair is on the side where I fixed the cracks, the seam got filled in also, so the line is smooth in that one area. I was thinking about filling the whole seam, but didn't want to put that much time into the repair- I have two cars here I need to get sprayed still and couldn't put a lot of time into the boat. Figure once it is on the water, you'll never notice it anyway .
Joe