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kkesler
Explorer
Jun 05, 2013

Problems with fiberglass on front of Hobbi 260

The curved front of our Hobbi 260 is looking sad, real sad. Has anyone out there had to repair/replace the fiberglass on the front of their camper? Mine is both bubbling up a bit and sagging in another area.

I can do fiberglass (actually have several gallons of West Systems epoxy and rolls of glass hanging from the ceiling), what is the best way to repair this? I would think cut out the bad and cover with new sheeting, then glass over the sheeting.
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    kkesler
    Explorer
    Jun 07, 2013
    The curve on the front is the big reason I am thinking sheeting. I can buy 4'x8' sheets of 1/16" fiberglass for ~80 bucks or so, a few of those should do it.
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    Y-Guy
    Moderator
    Jun 05, 2013
    Sounds like you know more about fiberglass delamination then most of us do. Sadly this happens from time to time, there were some units that had this happen a lot but I can't recall hearing about it on a Hobbi. You might want to talk with your dealer and/or a boat repair shop. I'd think that front panel will be hard to get smooth to match, but it's been 20 years since we dealt with fiberglass repairs on our sailboat.

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