My boat could be the poster child for blisters....

Posted By: Jim Hall "Money Pit" Windrose 18,"Rinky Dink", Dallas
Date: 1/1/07 7:59p.m.

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Chipped the loose gelcoat off, filled with fiberglass filler, sanded smooth, and painted the bottom. Since my boat will not stay in the water anymore, the problem is solved. Before doing the bottom job I read this article on blisters: http://www.boats.com/content/default_detail.jsp?contentid=1899 Followed the advice, and used a topside marine paint as the barrier paint. The boat is 31 years old and only cost me $1,400 having the bottom fixed professionally was way too expensive. Blisters were mostly cosmetic, no delamination, so what I did was good enough. Jim Hall

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Bottom pox -- SailboatOwners.com -- 1/1/07 7:13p.m.

 My boat could be the poster child for blisters....   -- Jim Hall "Money Pit" Windrose 18,"Rinky Dink", Dallas -- 1/1/07 7:59p.m.

We also had blisters... -- Walter Jones N.Texas Laguna 22 & 26 -- 1/1/07 8:52p.m.

Blisters -- Gordon -- 1/1/07 9:11p.m.

Oh yeah... I had them... -- Bob K, Music City, C22 Pursuit, 470 Twinshood -- 1/1/07 10:08p.m.

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. -- Jeff G. US 21 Bourbonator, Indiana -- 1/2/07 5:21a.m.

Yup, ignored them. Boat yards are thieves!!!!! -- Jason, Portland, OR -- 1/2/07 9:22a.m.

Spent lots of hours on blisters... -- Chris Muthig, "Telepyleia" 17' Siren, 1976 -- 1/2/07 6:13p.m.

No Blisters, -- Craig LaForce -- 1/2/07 6:43p.m.

Changing Ports... -- Scott Widmier, Mac 26d, Kennesaw,GA -- 1/3/07 8:44a.m.

Hey Scott--did you get my e-mail asking about Carrabelle? -- Tom-C22-"Elusion" -- 1/3/07 10:12a.m.

Lost in in the junk mail but have responded... -- Scott Widmier, Mac 26d, Kennesaw,GA -- 1/3/07 5:08p.m.