I want to thank all of you for your responses. I will pull out my board this weekend and see if I can fill that bite.

I'll try thinning the gelcoat paste and I will cover the surface as suggested. Warming the paste seems like a reasonible idea except
the catalyst will work that much faster so I would have to move faster.

I also found this article by Don Casey on the BOATU.S. website.
Nice article on fixing scratches including the use of styrene to activiate the gelcoat

http://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/02.htm


Cheers and thanks

bob klein
inter 18