yep he does .. bring it by , I can fix, thanx for the plug Spur .. but dont put oil based paint on the hull will peel off and blister.
If you want to fix your self, grind about 4-6 inches beyond the gouge, tapper the grinded area towards the gouge, if the glass is splintered cut the splintered area back until you get glass with no splinters, don't cut too much just enough to get back to solid glass, preferably a round or oval hole.
You will need a backer patch to put behind the hole , I use a piece of stitch mat just a 1 -2 inches larger than the hole wet it out with epoxy resin ( West System or other Brand ) on a piece of wax paper, let the backer cure, or you can use some g3 micarta it needs to be thin enuff to bend it so you can poke it thru the hole, on the patch drill 2 small holes in the center 2 inches apart, put some wire ( I prefer stainless steel wire ) make it long enuff to tie a weight to it, a brick or other such item to keep tension on the patch while the epoxy cures, Put epoxy inside the hole , try and stick you hand or fingers in the hole with some 80 grit sand paper to ruff up the inside of the hull, and do the same to the patch, put epoxy inside the hole couple inches inside the hole all the way around, and the patch too, just enuff on the backer patch to cover a inch or so of the edge of the patch to the edge of the hole.
When that cures, about 48 hrs, cut the wire then remove it, then you can patch the outside if the hull with epoxy and epoxy mat (e glass), make one patch that goes about 2 inches beyond your hole, then make 3 more patches about an inch smaller than the last, lay down a piece of parchment paper or heavy wax paper on a flat surface, wet the wax paper with epoxy resin,then wet the mat out, then lay the next smaller mat patch down and repeat do the same for all pieces.
When The last piece is wet out, pick up the patch you just made and line it up with the hole so it is centered over the hole, take a plastic squeegee like the ones used for bondo, and push out any air pockets, starting from center to the outside edges.
When that is done, leave the paper on it , you can remove after cured , about 48 hours in 70+ temp, after the patch has cured and paper removed. sand the patch area smooth , and then you can use either gel goat sprayed with a preval sprayer, or use a bottom paint that is made for boats, dont uses any thing but bottom paint or gelcoat.. nothing else will hold up.
Thats the short version of patching a hole in the hull.
