During my maiden voyage of my Pygmy Arctic Tern kit, I had the misfortune of parking my new boat on top of a treestump that was only a few inches under the surface of the water. I ended up coming to a halt and had to wiggle myself off of it. The point of the stump that I dragged across left an interesting scar on the hull -- the weave of the cloth is visible in a zig-zagging line about 5-6mm wide. There is a slight indentation or groove in the surface, but it seems watertight yet. The cloth has not been damaged, but has just been made visible under this high pressure. I waited a month before varnishing, so the epoxy should have been plenty hard.

Is this a common type of damage? Any suggestions on repair?

thanx, Dean