?Blisters?

ifishalot2@yahoo.com · Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:07 pm Post subject: ?Blisters?

pin holes in fiber glass well the gel coat maybe blisters? Read about them but the boat does not sit in water as a matter of fact boat been the in the water 5 time since 1987 and ''never again" saw water, ANYONE???

Jazzmanic · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 2:16 am Post subject:

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drjohn71a · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:35 am Post subject:

fishalot...

one thing you might check out is the thread on "artillary fungus". Do you store the boat around wood chips?

I don't think one could easily get blistering on the motorwell area since it is not normally submerged.

the artillary fungus actually shoots tiny dots of organic stain/solvent onto the light areas around it, leaving tiny pits in the gelcoat.

John

thataway · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:16 pm Post subject:

I agree with the above--it is very unlikely that what you are seeing are blisters. Blistering could occur in a well, if water sat in the well and didn't drain. There is a bit of a different dynamic--but with boats in freezing weather, you can also have some gelcoat damage, if there is small area of water intrusion, and then the freeze/thaw cycle expands these defects.

drjohn71a · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:27 pm Post subject:

Yes, as Dr. Bob mentions... Are the defects in an area that could hold water for long periods?

John

ifishalot2@yahoo.com · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:36 am Post subject: ?blisters?

WOW I THINK YOU RIGHT, HOLLY SMOKES! IT LOOKS LIKE THE PICTURE AND THAT SIDE HAS CUT PINE CHIPS AND SOME LOGS.. WOW I WILL TAKE IT TO A PROFESSIONAL AND FIND OUT, BUT THANKS FOR THE INFO.. WOW THIS SITE IS GREAT!!!!