Long scratches - Fix or completly repaint hull?

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I have some long scratches - like 6' long on my hull which is blue. They scratched through to the white underneath. One set from when someone came alongside me in my slip. Another from when i came alongside a really old dock. Question is what makes more sense at this point - repaid the whole hull or try to have the scratches fixed and matched in?
 
Gel coat is fairly easy to repair if you get the matching gel coat. Call the factory for the gelcoat brand and part number or buy from them. Any decent repair shop can fix this at much less $$ than a new paint job.

Curt
 
please post the blue gelcoat details if you get them from the factory!
thanks!
 
I am still waiting for a response from the factory. No one picks the phone up so far and as of yet no one responded to email or messages. They must be busy. I will give it a couple of weeks.
 
I painted my hull with Alcraft 2000. I probably had over 2000.00 in materials. It is a lot of work, even on our small boats. I have a friend that was quoted 8000.00 for a R31 hull only. After doing mine I would say that really not a bad price. I will say the paint looks really good and a lot easier to maintain. I used Majestic Blue for hull and Vivid Red for boot stripe.

Britt
 
Just Right":1ttrltpn said:
I painted my hull with Alcraft 2000. I probably had over 2000.00 in materials. It is a lot of work, even on our small boats. I have a friend that was quoted 8000.00 for a R31 hull only. After doing mine I would say that really not a bad price. I will say the paint looks really good and a lot easier to maintain. I used Majestic Blue for hull and Vivid Red for boot stripe.

Britt
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I was just quoted $17K to paint the hull (Flag Blue), tan stripe and the eyebrows. About $1.7K in material and the rest labor.
 
One year my boat was put up next to a Sea Ray that had a wicked long scratch. More than six feet long. The owner hired some one to work on it. I was doing some work on my own boat so I got to see the whole process. It took a while, but when completed the Sea Ray looked great. Could not see the scratch.

I got to know the guy doing the work and hired him to fix a couple of dings in my swim step. Perfect color match!

I had a few light scratches in my blue hull and talked to him about painting. He dissuaded me from painting and gave me a few tips on polishing, sanding out scratches, etc. My boat looks good now and I am no longer thinking about painting.

-martin610
 
From our rough water experience a month or so ago I have five 1/2 dime diameter sized dings in the gelcoat near the bow.
Back two boats ago in 2004, I bought a SeaRay Sundancer clone that had similar but more extensive gel coat damage from a hurricane. Hired a local gel coat repair expert in Corpus Christi TX who completed the repair in just a few hours. During 11 years of ownership after the repairs you could never tell where the repairs had been made!
If I had significant gel coat damage I would go to an expert like the guy I hired in TX.
Small stuff (like my current dings) I may try first on my own. I have done more extensive repair work on gel coat small airplane parts but those parts you can lay flat on a table. Vertical gel coat repair work on a boat hull is a much more challenging matter even with using Mylar sheet and/or peel ply to reduce runs!
I have been told by several FM employees that CSR Marine in Seattle is very at gel coat repairs. I have no first hand experience with them. You might want to give them a call if you are in the PNW.
 
I have a similar problem and Ranger Tug connected me with Marine Coat One in California as they have the Ranger Tug colors.

I purchased quart of Midnight Blue with needed hardener etc. I have not applied this yet but now I have the supplies.

Marine Coat One
1177 N Red Gum St Anaheim, CA 92806
(888) 370-9455
orders@marinecoatone.com
https://marinecoatone.com/
 
This reply from Kenny Marrs at Ranger Tugs is really, really old. But the company he referenced still exists. Back then (2014) the dark blue color was called Flag Blue. Not sure if the current dark blue hull color is the same. Would be nice to get a response from the factory is this is the same color used today, or if not, when the factory changed colors and/or vendors. Per Ralf’s response way below that RevChem was probably used until at least 2018 or 2019.
I’m assuming that the same dark blue gel coat was used on both Cutwater and Ranger Tugs.

Here’s Kenny’s response:
“Re: gel coat touch up paint
Post by Kenny Marrs on Mon Aug 18, 2014 11:38 am
Our customers can now purchase gel coat directly from Revchem. Anytime you need gel coat you can call them direct as they are set up to ship hazardous material. Their number is (253) 305-0303.
Thanks,
-Kenny”

Ralf posted this in September 2022:
“Re: 2018/2019 R27 Paint?
Hi there Greg,
\We used Revchem gel coat during that time on our boats. It should be compatible with most other gel coats, but you can give Revchem a call to make sure. They can be contacted at 253-305-0303
Cheers,
Ralf”
 
Just spoke with Ray at Ranger Tug and he basically confirmed the above responses. He referred to the blue as "Midnight Blue". I appreciate the help here and will try this approach!
 
I just ordered a quart from marine coat one. If you tell them your color it appears they have it all mixed up to match the Ranger Tug color.
 
mainer":2shcb1g9 said:
I just ordered a quart from marine coat one. If you tell them your color it appears they have it all mixed up to match the Ranger Tug color.
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Can you kindly provide the contact details for Marine Coat One? I just called Revchem and was advised that they have not provided gelcoat to FM for 'many years'. I have a 10' scratch that needs repair.

Thanks,
Paul
 
Web search marine coat one, it pops right up.
 
I found it and made contact. I now have an email into Kenny Mars, regarding which white.

Here is the reply from Marine Coat:
I have 2 Ranger tug whites. You can call them and ask them which white is yours, so we can get the correct one.

"Thank You for Supporting Veteran Owned Businesses"

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Jesse Kamekona
President
Master Chief U.S.N. Ret.
6262749196
jkamekona@marinecoatone.com
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