So I have an old K1, Kevlar resin build I think. No foam core. Super, super lightweight, it is only 8kg.
The only flaw with the boat is that the finish on the hull is a bit rough. I think that they kept the gelcoat as thin as possible to keep weight down when it was built, to the extent that the weave can be felt through the gelcoat.
In a few places, this is more than a bit rough.
My options are:
The only flaw with the boat is that the finish on the hull is a bit rough. I think that they kept the gelcoat as thin as possible to keep weight down when it was built, to the extent that the weave can be felt through the gelcoat.
In a few places, this is more than a bit rough.
My options are:
- Try to paint some gelcoat on (I don't have access to somewhere warm to cure the gelcoat). Could wait for summer I guess.
- Use a wax, like Starbright, like the dinghy sailors use, and hope that it fills in the scratches a bit and gets the surface a bit smoother.
- Anything else?