Just remembered that I hadn't updated you on the repair. Well, I got the gelcoat repair kit, and was going to try it when i spoke with a friend of mine who, come to find out, has done a lot of auto repair/renovation. I stopped by his house and he put on some fiberglass bondo - kinda like tooth paste. Pushed it into the damaged area and let it dry. Then he sanded it down with some sand paper until it was smooth. I took it home and a few days later did some light sanding and used some touchup paint (duplicolor) and put that on, wet sanded with 2000 grit and then put on the clear coat. All I have left is to sand again and then buff/polish it. Here's a pic of it right now...you can't even notice it's there until you look really closely. But after the final sanding and buffing, shouldn't be able to see it at all...
Thanks for your help guys...