-> Either way, it will be a bit of work.  The patch is not accessable
-> from the inside without doing major surgery.
Dan: I guess the patch on the outside will be the only way to go. A
couple of years ago I met an old neighbour, he damaged the bow on his
cruiser and wanted to know if I knew someone to patch it up. I didn't
want to get involved with it myself. I think there was some serious
fixing to be done. I maynot not be able to do a GOOD job on fiberglass
but at least it would look respectable. I would imagine one of these
days I will have some patching work to do. I have come pretty close a
couple of times, the outboard stalled while docking and I brushed the
dock.
-> GS> fuel although a varsol deriative is possible. More than likely
-> GS>some  sort of acetone chemical cleaner.
-> If you read the label, you will probably see that it contains
-> petroleum distillates.  The more that you can smell them, the
-> tougher the wax will be on your finish.  They do have their purpose,
-> however.  They can make a bad finish look good, at least a while.
 Dan, you are talking to someone who doesn't even like to wax the car,
so for me waxing a boat will be once a year! I think acetone is a
petroleum based chemical, just refined differently. A really good
cleaner but you have to work fast with it!
   Just think another three months and it will be time to start
undressing (tarp) the boat. I hope we have an early spring.
                                                 George
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