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Gouge repair

The exact type of repair in a situation like this one depends on the depth of the damage
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Ask SAIL: Repairing Deep Gouges

DEEP GOUGES Q: While on a night passage aboard my boat, I struck an unidentified floating object. It did not penetrate the inner laminate, but left a couple of deep 6in-long gouges in the hull. I have a rather large damage excess on my insurance policy and would like to attempt ...read more