This is a 50 Ft. Cruisers that hit some rocks. The Strut & Prop took the main hit. The inside area that the strut is attached to was cracked. From the photos you can see that the inside area didn't look too bad. When the Insurance adjuster came to check out the boat, they said that they would pay only for laying fiberglass over the area that was damaged and use longer bolts to attach the new strut. I took some Infrared photos of the damage and informed them that a job done in that manner could not be guaranteed. Many other fiberglass repair people would do this type of repair and you can check their repair web sites to see photos. They seem to be proud of how they lump the fiberglass on the cracks, I was hired to do the repair the right way and to take photos of the process so we could fight the insurance company.

When I started the job the Insurance Company did a surprise visit to the marina. The insurance adjuster was shocked when he saw how I was repairing the area. He had never seen anyone do the type of repair that I was doing in his thirty years of checking boats. He said that everybody just lumps on the fiberglass over the cracks. This type of repair works for a short-term fix. After 6 months it starts to fracture again. After he saw how the repair was being done the insurance company paid the full amount and the owner could rest assured that the repair was being done the right way. Check out my photos of the repair. Other sites will show Before & After. I feel its what's in between of the repair process that makes a good repair job hold up.