Well, this is a kind of interesting experience. I wish I'd have done a
pencil rubbing of the blemished area to start with. This boat sat on the
dealer's rack since 11/03. When I got it, the blemished area was very
dented. However, it sat on my roof rack for 2 days in the blazing sun, and
then on a rack in my yard for a week. Since then, I'd say the blemished area
has definitely filled in to about 1/2 the depth that it was initially. It's
still very much present, but isn't quite as well defined as it was
initially. The edges are less pronounced and it's definitely shallower than
it was.

I would've gladly purchased the "non-blemished" boat for $100 more, except
that it wasn't non-blemished. It has one inch long cut that looks to me like
it's completely through the outer skin, and numerous shallow dings and
scrapes. So, with that in mind, this "blemished" boat actually looked to me
like a better bet.

I'm wondering if the dinged area on my boat represents a series of dents or
if it represents an area that the foam core just didn't expand? It's
interesting to me that it's starting to fill in a little. Maybe it just
needs more time in the sun? (Don't worry, I'm not going to store it in the
sun forever, but I'm curious if a month in the sun will erase the blemished
area.)

Mike Swaim