Fiberglass & Gel Coat Repair on Kentucky Lake

What We Repair

• Dock rash — the rubs, scrapes, and minor chips that come from getting in and out of the slip
• Trailer scrapes — bunks rubbing the hull during loading and unloading
• Prop strikes (cosmetic) — small chips on the lower hull from contact with rocks or debris
• Anchor drops — deck dings from dropped anchors and other gear
• Stress cracks (cosmetic) — minor gel coat stress cracks where the gel coat is flexing but the structural fiberglass is sound
• Chip and scratch touch-up — the small stuff that’s otherwise hard to ignore
• Color-match for repainted or aging gel coat — we mix gel coat to match faded or unusual colors
• Pinhole and bubble repair — surface defects from manufacturing or impact

Our Repair Process

1. Assessment — we look at the damage in person or from clear photos and tell you whether it’s a touch-up job, a serious gel coat repair, or something that needs a fiberglass shop
2. Color match — we mix gel coat to match the existing color. On older boats with faded gel coat, we match the faded color, not the original.
3. Prep — clean and feather the damaged area, sometimes drilling out the chip slightly to give the gel coat something to bite into
4. Application — gel coat applied, slightly overfilled (it shrinks as it cures)
5. Cure — gel coat fully cures in 4–24 hours depending on the product and conditions
6. Wet-sand — progressively finer grits to bring the patch flush with the surrounding surface
7. Buff and polish — compound and polish to match the gloss of the surrounding gel coat

For most damage smaller than a quarter, the repair is invisible from normal viewing distance. Bigger repairs are visible up close but blend at normal distances.

What We Don’t Do

We’re honest about our limits. We don’t do:

• Structural fiberglass repair — broken transoms, big holes, structural damage. We refer to a partner fiberglass shop.
• Full hull repaints — that’s a paint shop, not a detail shop
• Large gel coat panels — if more than about 20% of a panel needs repair, painting the whole panel is usually a better answer
• Cracks indicating structural problems — we identify them and flag them for proper structural assessment

What to Send Us When You Call

• Close-up photo of the damage (with a coin or ruler for size reference)
• Wider shot showing the location on the boat
• Boat make, model, and approximate year
• Gel coat color (or just describe; we’ll figure it out)

How We Price Repair Work

Smaller jobs we price per repair point. Bigger jobs by project. Often we combine repair with a detail or restoration package for efficiency. Here’s how our quotes work.

Schedule Repair Work

Call (731) 982-2336 or send a quote request.