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Fixing a scratch
By:Don Beale
Date: 4/28/2000, 1:14 pm

My old Cosine Wherry finally got a scratch in it deep enough to worry about fixing; embarrasingly enough coming off the "garage-sale trailer"...

It dug through two of the three layers of 6oz glass. After sanding it out I realized it does not go to the wood; if I'd known I would have just varnished it over for the summer, this boat is up for a re-coat next winter.

Should I add three layers of glass back into the gouge I sanded? And will it blend under the varnish without showing the glass where I sanded through it? Any good tips for blending it back in?

Messages In This Thread

Fixing a scratch
Don Beale -- 4/28/2000, 1:14 pm
Re: Fixing a scratch
Dale Frolander -- 4/28/2000, 9:39 pm
Darn it. I should have used preview message
Dale Frolander -- 4/28/2000, 9:42 pm
Re: Fixing a scratch
Dave Houser -- 4/28/2000, 3:10 pm
Re: Fixing a scratch
Don Beale -- 4/29/2000, 12:21 am
Re: Fixing a scratch
James Neely -- 4/30/2000, 6:52 am
Re: Fixing a scratch
Don Beale -- 4/30/2000, 10:20 am