So the fairing went well I think. I ended up mostly using a 12" tape knife as that was wider than the repair and helped "stuff" the QuickFair into the depression still left from my fiberglass repair. Still need to try out my sandy board and do the neat epoxy.
Next up is the transom:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WROJTx ... sp=sharing
Basically it has a bunch of different wood/fiberglass/gelcoat repairs, and I'm not sure which ones can be done the same way as my big hole in the hull, and which need a different technique.
1. Transom top edge
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OynmKx ... sp=sharing
It kind of looks like they replaced the transom at some point and faired(?) in the new transom. When I was sanding the paint off, there was an uneven patch of grey material that didn't sand as well as the gelcoat (paint kind of "swirled" in it) and seems to connect the back of the deck with the top of the transom. Along this edge there is a significant crack that I can almost kind of pull on with my finger nail. My guess is that I should use my dremel to sand that more open, and then fill it with some sort of adhesive (just epoxy, epoxy and mat?, "thickened" epoxy [whatever that is?].)
2. Places where old boat lettering peeled off clearcoat
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_p1ig_ ... sp=sharing
So this isn't really a big deal, other than that it will obvious have divots when painted. So I'm guessing just fair these?
3. $&%#ed up screw holes
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_U0-xx ... sp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LUXNJI ... sp=sharing
These are where the tiller mounting hardware goes, and a few places have been worn down all the way to the wood transom. Again, not sure what to fill such narrow gaps with, as I've only done a repair with fiberglass that was much wider and made sense to have layers, but maybe I'm thinking too big?!
4. Another spot of chipped gelcoat but on the bottom.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14zlItV ... sp=sharing
In this one I can clearly see the (undamaged, I believe) fiberglass below the gelcoat. Can I just fair this, since the fiberglass is intact?
5. Motor "well" or whatever you call it
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bRZM57 ... sp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yz5DdY ... sp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19SqCeH ... sp=sharing
So this spot is a bit of a mess. Inside the cubby/well where the motor sits, I went past the gelcoat (if there was any left?) in my sanding to expose laminate. So I'm guessing I should put something new down to cover that? Maybe I could use the airdry gelcoat you recommended Greenlake? And then there's the ridge that the motor mounts on, which is in worse condition. In some spots there's bare wood showing (apply Rotfix?) and that also needs some kind of fiberglass treatment? Would I just like fold over a series of sheets of fiberglass onto that, or?