have a 73 lazy days and the upper roof section has several bad areas with soft spots. have had fiber glass people quot $8,000 to repair. lookin on the internet there are several products to supposedly fix the problem they are CPES, and GIT-ROT. has anyone had any experience with these products or should i bite the bullet and get it fixed.

DEPENDS ON THE CONDITION OF WHAT YOUR WORKING WITH. THESE PRODUCTS PENETRATE THE DEFECTIVE WOOD AND MAKE IT SOLID. REVIEW THE CPES SIGHT FOR APPLICATION INFORMATION. I HAVE USED GITROT WITH GOOD RESULTS.

IF YOUR WOOD IS SOFT BUT STILL EXISTS GO FOR IT. YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE SOFT AREAS SO THAT YOU CAN DRY AND TREAT THEM. THIS CAN INVOLVE DRILLING A LOT OF SMALL HOLES AND TREATING WITH THE PRODUCT WHICH IS TIME CONSUMING, BUT EFFECTIVE.

HOWEVER, IF THE WOOD IS MISSING CHUNKS YOU ARE PROBABLY BEYOND HELP.


KEEP US INFORMED.

I've used both and prefer CPES. As Old Houseboater says depends on how far gone the structure is. To be honest most fiberglass work isn't that hard - except for trying to match gelcoat!. On a roof where it is a "splattered" finish it isn't that bad to do. Glass is great because you can cut it out and redo it pretty easy if you goof up. I'd peel off the bad area, piece in new wood re glass and sand to a feather edge and re "splatter" the finish. The splatter finish is there because it allowed the manufacturer to hide a defects that show through a smooth finish. On boats that had a molded gelcoat tectured pattern in the deck and roof it is very hard - if not impossible- to match. Nautalines had this type of roof/deck the best you can do there is to try to save the old skin and reapply and place your cuts in strategic areas so they can be blended back in. I would let the experts do this type of reapir.

wondering how you made out with the repair. I have a 69 Lazy Days with rot around the edges and into the roof in some places. Consdiring taking off the old roof and replacing with new plywood and west systems epoxy. Any lessons learned you can pass on ?

No1 sometimes you can get a good carpenter to help with matters, then a good glass man to finish. I know several people who paid over $10,000 to have upper deck replaced on the Lazydays. That was their weak point. As Old houseboater and Joe said, it depends on the extent of the rot as what to do. Git Rot, What Rot etc work very well on wood that is still intact. It has to be dry when you do it.

Thanks Pirate, the rot around the porch area is bad with trim falling out and weak areas in the plywood over the porch. It seems to be the orginal roof on the boat. Looks like trim is bad all around. I'm wanting to take off all of the old plywood and replace with new, replace trim then fiberglass over. It has an old rubber roof with another _layer_ under. Problem will be finding how to get the crews out without tearing the structure up underneath. I'm going to tackle both the carpentry work and fiberglass myself. Ok carpenter, need help on glassing, have a cousin on the coast that makes boats and will help with that once I can complete the carpentry.

Good for you!! I think you'll find you'll save a bunch of money and learn a lot about your boat. The work isn't rocket science - but it is messy and takes awhile - but you'll get it!. Let us know how you are doing and post any questions you have we'll try to answer promptly - good luck.