M.E.S. Marine Europa Sport Owner's Manual page 23

Hull :Position the hull on an invades or, in alternative, on the boat trailer.
Use a wooden well rounded sleecker to eliminate vegetation and then start
operations as described before.
Deck :Use a sponge and solution of neutral soap with lukewarm water
(or shampoo) to clean external surfaces of the pneumatic boat. Rinse well
with abundant fresh water. Is suggested to protect the surfaces with a wax
layer for boats of good quality, available on the market.
B) REPARATION OF RUBBER-COATED FABRIC (Ne/Hy)
All the reparations of holes or tearings on the tubular have to be effected
with deflate and dry boat, to open shade and possibly operating in dry
atmosphere (max relative umidity 80%). Prepare stripes or rolls of material
more wide in comparison to the width of the tear, at least 3/4 cm for side.
1) Glueing
Clean and degrease carefully the damaged zone with alcohol and fine
grain sand paper, refine without insisting too much. Do the same operation on
the strip to apply in correspondence of the laceration. Smear now the mono
or bi-component glue according to the instructions furnished by the supplier
on the surfaces to repair until these, to the touch, results partially sticky.
Unite the parts smoothing the surfaces of contact pressing strongly with the
aid of a wooden spatula or roll. Leave all to rest at least for 24 hours.
C) REPARATION OF THE HULL IN FIBERGLASS (G.r.p.)
All the reparations due to scratches, chippings and small cracks, must be
performed with boat to dry and to open shade.
1) Gelcoat repairs
Clean the damaged zone with acetone or, in alternative, with alcool. Add
the catalyst to the gelcoat according to the percentage and formality
prescribed by the factory. Apply with a flat brush the gelcoat some passes,
since it reaches the wanted thickness and wait almost six hours. Finish with
abrasive papers soaked of water starting from a grain 200 to 1.000, therefore
polish the surface with some abrasive wax and polish.
2) Reparation of small cracks / chippings
Clean area as above described and mix a small quantity of plaster with
the catalyst following the instructions of the manufacturer. Apply pasta to the
crack with the aid of a spatula/knife with flat point, so that result uniform to the
area to repair; wait until plaster becomes hard (almost 2 hours). Progress
now to the polishing with fine grain abrasive paper; subsequently finish up
with retouches of gelcoat as defined to the point C 1).
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