filling holes in top of gunwhale

[jimg1au]

hi

i have just bought a viking and it is a 1988 model.over the years owners have mounted things and taken them off.i have to put a new canopy and rocket launcher on and while i have all the gunwhale clear of stuff mounted i wish to fill all the holes in that will not be used.shoul i use sicaflex or epoxy

thanks

jim

[jimg1au]

bill

thanks for the info

cheers

jim

[fishon]

Id weld it mate then ud never have to worry bout it again

Or are vikings fibreglass

Edited December 18, 2011 by fishon

[jimg1au]

seafarer viking they are glass thanks anyway

jim

[tareeterror]

if they are all screw holes, use a large drill bit to just make a concaved hole in the flowcoat only, then use flowcoat to fill holes, leaving raised enough so you can sand flat, then paint if needed.

[greg123]

Just filled about a hundred drill holes in my boat. If the diameter is any larger than about 5 or 6mm you will need to dremel the gelcoat away around the perimeter so you have an area about the size of a 20c coin indented from the surrounding surface. Cut a piece of fiberglass matt the same size and epoxy it in. You will be left with a slightly concaved surface. Then fill in this slight concave area with your preferred marine filler and block sand flat.