Fibreglass Boats

Fibreglass has since the 1960's proven to be material best suited to mass production and is unquestionalbly the least problematic of all conventional boat building materials, that is until damaged.

Once damaged the structural integrity of the laminate and hull are often extensively compromised  and the effective repair of fibreglass boats can be more complex than is necessarily appreciated.

It is recommended, that the boat has been ashore with bilges and tanks dry for at least 5 days prior to undertaking moisture readings. It is important that when brought ashore the hull has been washed down thoroughly with fresh water to remove the salt.

The owner of the boat should be made aware of and have given their consent for the removal of multiple areas of anti-fouling approximately 100mm x 100mm in order to expose the gel coat for visual inspection.

Removal of the anti-fouling will be done by the surveyor and should not be done in advance of the survey.

It is in the interest of both vendor and purchaser that any previous treatments or coatings applied to the hull should be disclosed to the surveyor together with reports and invoices for this work.