Pippen McGrath Marine

20/06/2024

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31/05/2024

Today's office.
Gelcoat/fibreglass repair on a Stena-Line lifeboat with my good friend Tony.

31/12/2023

Wishing my customers a prosperous 2024.
Pippen McGrath Marine

24/12/2023

14/12/2023

This Scorpion RIB broke free from one of its tethers during a high storm & the hull was battered against the pontoon.
After grinding back the gelcoat I discovered it had been holed.
The hull was inaccessible from inside so the complete repair had to be carried out from outside.
Once it was fully dried out i was able to glass it, creating a structural repair. After colour-matching & applying the gelcoat I sanded it with grades of sandpaper ranging from P120 - P3000.
After polishing it looks as good as new & is seaworthy again.
Each photo is captioned to explain the process.

12/12/2023

Before and after of this Redbay boat. The aux engine had steel shims which had rusted & stained the transom.. Also alot of hairline stress cracks. The complete area was sanded back to raw fibreglass & recoated with gel. New gelcoat sanded back & polished to an "as new" finish.

12/09/2023

Today's office. 🌞

12/08/2023

Workhorse.

31/12/2022

Wishing all my friends & customers a peaceful and prosperous year ahead.

25/08/2022

It was nice to bring my airbrush skills back into action for this job.
These teak footboards for ex RNLB Grace Paterson Ritchie had to be completely encased in 2 plys of fibreglass. Then filled to a smooth finish, primed & then painted.
The wood effect was then airbrushed followed by 3 good coats of 2k polyurethane hard-top gloss clearcoat, for durability at sea.
I hope to post photos of them once they're in place on the lifeboat.

05/08/2022

Locker cover on a RIB was saturated.. The plywood was completely rotten.
Stripped out, new plywood & re-glassed..
A few gelcoat repairs on the outer side. 🙂