JWS Marine Services

Category: Gel & GRP Repairs

  • Yamaha Jet-ski Fiberglass repair

    Came to us for repair covered by their insurance policy in July 2020.

    The engine had to be removed to gain access to internal working and repair fracture, once this access was made we started to cut away all fractured area and grind backed all the fractured ares both inside and out.
    All laminates were cut and prepped ready for laminating the damaged area, the application of the laminate was carried out on both the inside and out of the damaged area as required to re-build areas back to the original thickness.
    The inside of the repair was sanded back and the a gel coat matching the internal colour was applied, the outside repair was sanded down and then the area was filled and fired with gelcoat.

    The hull was shaped back to required finished lines and a black gel coat applied to the repair area, the gel coat was then shaped and the hull polished.

    The hull had a full internal and exsturnal clean ready for engine to be fitted.

    When it came to refitting the engines, the control panel flaged up a engine managerment fault, this was more than likely a fault with the ECU, althoug this was not related to the work JWS carried out, we did arrange for the engine to be hooked up and tested by a specialist machine and the fault was corrected later that same day.

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  • Colvic 34 ketch

    This Colvic came to us after it had a collision resulting in damage to pul and push pit, toerail and bow sprit along with some gel repairs on the topsides.

    As you will see we had to remove both the pull and pushpit, as they were badly damaged, we sent this to our fabrication contractors so new ones could be fabricated.

    In the meantime we set to work on the wood work required. First was the toe rail, we removed the top capping section of wood and the side rubbing strake, this was milled up ready to fit new and remount. we then filled the damage section with epoxy cut the teak to size and fitted to the boat securing with new screws and doweled all. We then sanded this section to finish.

    We then started on the bowsprit damage, once we removed the pulpit, windlass and cabling for lights etc from deck we moved the forstay fitting from fixing point, we removed the bow spirit from boat and all relevant plates fixing etc. This landing area was then cleaned up ready for new wood work. We supplied the hard wood for the new bowsprit and fascia plates. Both were milled up and all glued together, then sanded and prepped for fitting. Both were fitted and secured in place. We then refitted the forstay fitting and cleaned up the working area.

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  • Internal Glass work to Hull

    This boat required some internal glassing done to the hull, after she was lifted and the mast removed, we removed the compression post, was refitted on completion.

    Tented the working area and grinded the hull back to good glass.
    We then cut out the internal mouldings, these were re-fitted glass joined and re-gel and the area B&P.
    We made 2 new foam girders/bulkheads, fixed them in place and glassed over,
    The areas then sanded and prepped for gelling.

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  • Princess 360 insurance claim for Fire Damage

    Came to us in April 2013 as an insurance claim after a fire had started in the engine bay, both engines and tanks had to be removed, the bay was then cleaned using an industrial degreaser, sanded and 2 coats of Gel coat applied. Then engines and tanks were re-fitted. The headlining had significant fire damage so all panels were removed, any repairs required were carried out and new vinyl and popper fitted then the panel were re-fitted. While the boat was in our workshop the owner opted to have the seating area and helm seat recovered after several cleaning attempts did not remove the smoke damage or oil completely. Also aside from the insurance work, the owner opted to have all new windows throughout.

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  • Southerly 42 – Coppercoat application and more

    This southerly contacted us in November 2020, primarily for some general maintenance such as B&P, gel repairs and teak clean after weighing up their options the owners opted for the application of Copper Coat also.

    This boat has a drop keel and 3 rudders, so although not unusual this was not a standard Copper coat application, here is her story….

    Upon lift out at Southsea, we carried out a walk around inspection making note of any defects, gel repairs, teak condition etc.

    She was then blasted to remove all the old antifoul and any debri from the hulls surface.

    Once this was complete and her dry time over we grinded/sanded the drop keel and exposed plate area, applied 2 coats of ruster stopper, allowed for this to dry and applied a blast epoxy to all exposed areas, we allowed this to harden before placing her back onto the blocks.

    She was then sanded any defect, gel repair etc where marked using masking tape

    Once moved into the shed, we applied a fast setting epoxy coating to the drop keel and plate before applying 5 coats of copper coat to the same areas.

    Any gel repairs etc were repaired during this time.

    Next we prepped the hull and rudder for the Copper coat application, and applied 4 coats of Copper coat to hell and rudders, we also epoxied the keel as this was blasted along with hull.

    We did need some additional time with the rudders as the top and bottom bearing were not quite in alignment, these were corrected upon fitting and all were in working order.

    While she was out and having some work done the owners opted for a new stern thruster to be installed, the install process was as follows –

    Tent up aft space, grind area out for removal of stern tube and webs etc.
    Cut outside section of stern tube and outside of hull, clean up.
    Cut out all internal parts in association of stern tube and additional support.
    Grind away debri left and flush off so ready for internal glass work.
    Cut all required laminates for inside and out, apply all laminates using polyester resin, clean up area.
    Sand outside area back to fair finish
    Inside: Sand all workingarea, fill and fair area and apply 3 coats of finishing gel to match internal colour.
    Remove all tent and give another clean of the area
    Install thruster as per install manual/instructions

    Our final job on this bat was to clean all teak with a teak cleaner and renovator, all areas were wiped down on completion.
    We also cleaned and polished all metal work by hand.

    Want to know what the owners thought? take a look at theirs here – Testimonials

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  • Gel Repairs on Atlantic Fishing Boat

    Gel Repairs on Atlantic Fishing Boat

    Here we have a 20ft Fishing boat, with some scrape marks along the hull.

    First all repair areas were sanded back, the damaged areas filled with Gel coat, the areas were then flatted back and any filling fairing where required was done.

    The areas were flatten back again before a buff of the areas then the entire hull was carried out to finish.

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