Need Help!! Hull Damage!!

**NY Switzer-Head** · 09-01-2015, 12:47 PM

Sad day in my world!! I nearly sank in my 89 Switzer SK175 Bow Rider Sunday. I was able to beach, but I was full up to the bottom of the driver seat. With the help of a friendly local Hydrostream owner and the local VFD we got it out and on the trailer behind my truck.

It's bad. It's got a hole smashed through the hull from a hard bounce on the hoist. It's a long crack running next to the stringer where the hoist bunk would sit and right where the hull meets the transom, there is the rectangular puncture in the shape of the end of the 2x6 hoist bunk. Some jack ass in a cruiser went by about 50' out with it's bow to the sky just as I was about to hoist up and it bounced HARD. I didn't realized it was damaged until the next day when I took the boat out again and nearly sank in the middle of the lake. So lucky I made it to shore!!!

Now I need help bad! I need a real good repair shop near me. Someone who can take this on and fix it strong, and re-do metallic gel coat. Anywhere in Western, Central, or the Finger Lakes area of New York. From Buffalo to Syracuse. Searching on Google, I found http://www.ffboatrepair.com/services.htm claiming they do major work and metallic gel coat. Anyone heard of them? Know someone else? Is there a pro on S&F near me who wants to take a look? Please Help!! Thanks!!