Collision Damage
Repaired Right.
Get Your Boat Back
on the Water.

The bow takes the first hit in most collisions, and the force often travels past the visible break into the stem, the deck joint and the bulkheads behind it. We sound out how far the damage runs, cut back to sound fiberglass, rebuild the laminate and the bow’s original shape, then fair, gelcoat and color-match it.

A side impact can look like a scrape on the outside while the laminate behind it is cracked or pulled away from its core. We check the inside of the hull as well as the outside, grind back past the damage, rebuild the fiberglass to full thickness, and fair and color-match the gelcoat so the hull side reads as one smooth surface again.

A piling concentrates the hit on a small area, so the gelcoat can craze in rings while the glass underneath fractures. Docking hits often land on the hull-to-deck joint or rub rail as well. We find the full extent of the cracking, rebuild the laminate and the joint where needed, then finish and color-match the repair.

The transom carries your engine, so an impact there is never just cosmetic. A hit near the engine mounts or swim platform can crack the skins and let water reach the core. We inspect the core and the engine mounting area, rebuild the laminate, replace wet or crushed core if we find it, and finish to match.

Rocks, debris and sandbars usually hit the keel and bottom first, and the damage can reach struts, through-hulls and the stringers above them. With the boat hauled and dry, we grind out the damaged glass, rebuild with marine-grade laminate, check the structure inside, then fair and seal the bottom so it’s ready for paint.