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• Simple way to fill/hide bolt holes in gelcoat?
  • After hole filling ....
  • No nonskid or nonskid pattern, just smooth white gelcoat?
  • Glad I asked
    • You can always taper the tops of the holes a bit with.....
    • You don't need to spray it, just use a 1" chip brush
    • Gel-coat repair is very simple
      • Problem with color match is that...
        • I did order a base of 1/4" starboard
          • I did something like that for new vents.
            • Holy cow! Did Sabre really put those plastic cowls on?
              • That's why it rains in the cabin!
        • Exactly ... excellent point Gail ...
          • Absolutely right. You make it perfect and 6 months later it's not.
  • One of my tricks is...
    • LOL, great minds think alike, was thinking that too
    • Do you (or anyone) have a source for larger diameter truss head screws?
      • How about an elevator bolt?
        • Oh I had forgotten about those, thanks! Will check them out.
        • Doh, more research...
          • The head diameter is ample; one potential problem I see...