Many boats are now built of fiberglass rather than wood or metal. The reason for this is cost, weight, and speed of construction. Fiberglass may be a fairly simple material to take care of and fix.
One of the significant advantages of fiberglass boats is that it can be repaired and restored with ease. You require just a few materials to repair a fiberglass boat as opposed to boats made of metal of wood that requires intricate and expensive work. Fiberglass boats look as good as new after you repair and restore it. Rather than looking like a separate patch, new layer of fiberglass merges with the body of the boat after it dries.