Harry,
Are you saying that only a crook would tell you blisters are not important?


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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DSK wrote:
wrote:
Interesting material. However, I intend to re-start the debate over
the effects of blisters. Can anybody find any examples of hull failure
due to normal blisters?

You mean, like a boat coming apart or sinking? No.

But I do know of several cases of blisters the size of softballs, eaten
right thru the laminate. IMHO that's a significant problem even if it's
not structural. And IMHO (again) it *is* structural.

.... I maintain that such blisters are at worst a
cosmetic problem that are ussually hidden under water.

In many cases, yes.

... I have seen a
web site that says 80% of all blister repairs, even by gelcoat peeling
are failures.


That depends on who you listn to (Pascoe?) and how the repair is done.
There are several facilities that do blister repairs warranted for ten
years. They generally seal the hull and dry it out thoroughly before
barrier coating. Most blister repairs that fail address only the cosmetic
issue, not the underlying cause... wonder why they fail???

Fresh Breezes- Doug King


Many of those who claim that blisters are not serious are either selling
their blister-infested boats, or are engaged in the sale of boats with
blisters. Boat brokers are notorious for telling prospective buyers that
"those blisters are not serious."

Yeah, right.