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February - March 2018 68 Find Us On Facebook at Boating On The Hudson
Dave Weakley is the owner of American Boat Restoration and has been helping
Northeastern boaters keep their boats in fine trim and good repair for over 40 years.
Dr. Gel
by Dave Weakley
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2006 • 12 Years with Dr. Gel • 2018
“Email me or call me with your questions! I’ll be happy to help you out”
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Thank you all for reading Ask Dr Gel! We look
forward to another year being helpful to our fellow
boaters! Email us any questions you may have!
As we plow through these winter cold, snow and
icy days try to warm yourselves with thoughts of
those hot lazy days of summer floating on your boat!
Will you be ready for 2018?
There are some benefits to the “off season”! It’s the perfect time to have
those repairs done that you’ve been wanting to do and be set for a new season.
Repair facilities appreciate the early birds - shops are much happier to do the
repairs without the pressure of spring rush!
Its the perfect time to
address; gelcoat color
fade- gelcoat cracks-
chips-scratches- spider
cracks – airvoids –
fiberglass fractures -
osmotic blisters – transom
repairs – stringer/engine
mount repairs – dock rash-
loose hardware.
Don’t store it and forget
it! If your boat is shrink
wrapped and stored out in
the elements check on it
periodically. Make sure the
shrink wrap is in tack and
not torn. If there are tears
and holes repair them.
Keep snow and ice load off
of it. I highly recommend
a cover that goes to the
bottom of the boat. Long
term exposure to the
sunlight can cause fading
Gunwale crushed by building collapse.