outboard motor cover repair

[Guest borealboy]

I have a chunk out of my motor housing about the size of a quarter and was wondering if anyone knows how to repair this? It looks like the material is fiberglass.

thanks

[Spectre 21]

I have a chunk out of my motor housing about the size of a quarter and was wondering if anyone knows how to repair this? It looks like the material is fiberglass.

thanks

Not too sure about it, but some bondo might do the trick?

[Guest jj1]

A friend of mine had his sonwmobile hood fixed by (and don't quote me on the spelling) Shanondoh's mobile repair. It turned out excellent. I'm sure he is in the phone book.

[Guest Craigh]

I had a small crack appear in my yamaha hood along the edge.

Before it got bad, I was able to buy some fiberglass material and 2 part resin at Home Depot in the paint section (about $25 in materials). I applied about 5 layers per the directions on the inside of the cover. On the outside, I put some of the resin in the crack and used yamaha touch up paint to hide my fix. I can see it everytime I look at it, but most who come in my boat would never notice it.

The only rule I didn't follow was the well ventilated area one. That stuff was nasty smelling and you need to abide that rule. My wife wasn't happy since that smell was in the house for at least a day while it cured in the basement

[Guest borealboy]

I had a small crack appear in my yamaha hood along the edge.

Before it got bad, I was able to buy some fiberglass material and 2 part resin at Home Depot in the paint section (about $25 in materials). I applied about 5 layers per the directions on the inside of the cover. On the outside, I put some of the resin in the crack and used yamaha touch up paint to hide my fix. I can see it everytime I look at it, but most who come in my boat would never notice it.

The only rule I didn't follow was the well ventilated area one. That stuff was nasty smelling and you need to abide that rule. My wife wasn't happy since that smell was in the house for at least a day while it cured in the basement

OK I will give that a try before the weather ouside gets too cool.

thanks

[Guest mattyG]

I also had to do some repairs to my fiberglass trailer, I baught the fiberglass kit from canadian tire. It worked great. very easy to use.