Your Boat Hull Needs A Winter Overhaul! Marine Fiberglass & Gelcoat Will Make It Shine

Summer is officially over at the Lake of the Ozarks, and it's time to survey the damage to the boat.  

While fun memories of a summer well-spent at the Lake surface with every scrape, scratch or nick, the gelcoat still needs to be repaired before next season. It’s easy to procrastinate on those repairs, but waiting ‘til spring — when fiberglass repair shops are slammed — could end up costing eager boat owners precious time out on the water.

Marine Fiberglass & Gelcoat wants to make sure Lake boat owners get as many moments on the Lake as possible, and they say the fall is the ideal time to get those repairs done before storing the boats away for the season. When summer rolls around again, Lake boat and jet ski owners will be ready to show off their sleek, glossy watercraft without missing a single weekend at the Lake.

Want your boat bottom-painted? Marine Fiberglass & Gelcoat can help! 

For the months of September and October, Marine Fiberglass and Gelcoat in Osage Beach is offering a special on bottom painting with buff and wax jobs. If you schedule your job to be done by October 31st, they will bottom paint your boat for only $90.00/ft with free pull out. Your buff and wax from the rub rail down is only $30.00/ft.

Give Marine Fiberglass & Gelcoat a call at (573) 410-4299 or email them at mfgboatrepair@gmail.com

Marine Fiberglass & Gelcoat provides:

• Fiberglass repairs
• Gelcoat repairs
• Bottom painting
• Buff and wax
• Pick-up and delivery services

John Eaton, owner of Marine Fiberglass & Gelcoat, brings 34 years of experience to every job he completes. After John and his wife, Dale Austin, moved to the Lake in February of 2020, they saw the opportunity to provide fiberglass and gelcoat repairs for boats and jet skis to Lake residents.

By the spring of 2021, Marine Fiberglass & Gelcoat officially opened shop in Osage Beach and began making waves at the Lake for having the reputation of doing excellent, honest work. Since then, through word of mouth and a presence on Facebook, Marine Fiberglass & Gelcoat has stayed extremely busy. “John is a total perfectionist and very client-oriented. We communicate with customers throughout the process. We want them to know what is going on with their boat at all times,” Dale said.

Honesty goes a long way with Lake customers. “We had a customer come in asking us how much it would be to gelcoat his entire boat, which would be expensive! John started asking him questions and realized the customer only needed some gelcoat repair and that a buff-and-wax would give the customer the look that he wanted. John makes sure not to do things that customers don’t need,” Dale noted.

“We also specialize in bottom painting boats to protect the boat’s hull. Not many other businesses at the Lake offer this service,” Dale said. For boaters without a boat lift, buildup on the bottom of the boat can stain and even begin to damage the hull. For boats that spend a lot of time sitting in water, bottom painting should be done every three to four years to keep the bottom of the boat from accumulating algae and other biological growth.

To get watercraft to the shop, Marine Fiberglass & Gelcoat arranges a time and place to pick up boats or jet skis, loading them into their trailers. For the big boats, a 6x6 camouflaged vehicle affectionately named “The Beast,” pulls a trailer built for hauling boats up to 45 feet long with absolute ease. After finishing repairs, Marine Fiberglass & Gelcoat is known for delivering the boat or jet ski back to the dock on time, every time.  

If Lake boat owners have an insurance claim, Marine Fiberglass & Gelcoat can make those repairs. “We have worked with several insurance companies and know how to go about that process,” Dale said.

“We are boaters so we know how important it is to have the boat out on the water as much as possible. To anybody who has a boat or jet ski, we are all about you,” Dale remarked.

To get your boat or jet ski in top-notch shape before putting it away for the winter, give Marine Fiberglass & Gelcoat a call at (573) 410-4299 today or visit them on their Facebook page.