You definitely don't want me muggin for the camera - even unfinished, the boat is much better looking.
Flawless? Hardly! - here's a few better pictures of my first (and worst) attempted batch of gelcoat matching that I used at the bow and two deep gouges on the rear corners. The first is the horizontal line at the corner (the big light spot is the flash reflection). The second is the bow point next to the rubrail. Too gray, with not enough brown.
The rubrail covered most of the bow repair & the others are pretty minor (to the point they don't show up too well on the camera - a little worse in person). Don't see either when in the boat. After sanding/compounding/polishing, the surface contours and finish look real good, just the color looks lighter. My other bad color match was after clearancing the hull at the shaft log exit - but no one will ever see that one. The 15-20 others are much better & you have to know where to look in the right light. In total, I used almost two of the big 4 oz Evercoat repair kits.
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