Interiors, hulls and decks, from a spring cleanup to bringing chalky gelcoat back to a mirror. Every polish includes an entry level ceramic, so the shine you pay for survives the season. Whatever the boat and whatever the budget, it gets taken as far as it can go.
Every boat is different in size and condition, so these are honest starting points. Marc confirms the number after seeing the boat or a few photos, and whatever the package, the work gets taken as far as the boat and the budget allow.
Most owners are not sure which one their boat needs. Send a photo and Marc will tell you.
A season on the water gets into every seam. Vinyl and upholstery are deep cleaned and conditioned, mildew is treated at the source, hatches and storage are cleaned out, and metal and glass come back bright.
Sun and water fade gelcoat until it looks dry and grey. Machine polishing brings the depth back, and every polish is sealed with an entry level ceramic. Deep oxidation gets wet sanding first.
What sets the work apart is what happens after the hull. The toe rail, the tricky corners and the spots most shops skip get the same attention, because half a job shows. Every boat gets treated like it is Marc's own.
Boats under 18 feet come to the shop in West Kanata. Larger boats are handled at our south end facility near Metcalfe and Winchester.
Most boats get all of it. Where yours starts depends on how far the gelcoat has gone.
A full wash and interior cleanup, with mildew treated at the source, so the work starts on clean gelcoat.
Machine polishing pulls the depth and shine back out of faded gelcoat.
Chalky, heavily oxidized gelcoat is wet sanded first, which is what restores that deep, glass bottle shine.
A marine ceramic locks the work in, so the shine survives the season and next spring is a wash, not a polish.
Gelcoat has to be polished about every year to keep oxidation from setting in. Skip a year and you add a step the next time, and by year four or five that is a sanding job. A marine ceramic locks the polished finish in, so instead of polishing again next season you are down to a maintenance wash and seal.
Sanding is never wasted money either. It is what gives gelcoat that deep, glass bottle shine, whether the boat strictly needs it or not.