Whats that green juice?
 

Many of the fiberglass/plastic boats I've seen here in the shipyard
have blisters that when you pop them like a zit are full of green
juice.

Just what is that green juice you plastic boat people deal with?

Joe

The call it fiberglass rust.
Bwahhahahhahahhahahhahaha.

John Cairns


"Joe" wrote in message
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Many of the fiberglass/plastic boats I've seen here in the shipyard
have blisters that when you pop them like a zit are full of green
juice.

Just what is that green juice you plastic boat people deal with?

Joe

Joe,
Not sure what it is but I've heard from reliable source that its
corrosion from steel hull boats mixed with salt water

Ole Thom




http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ThomsPage

GRP, boatyard, lay-up workers are all fans of chewing Skoal, Copenhagen, etc.
They can't carry their usual spit cup around with them when in the mold doing the
lay-up work. So, they spit the juices into the mold and lay-up as they work. These
juices are what one sees as a green substance coming out of some GRP hulls.

I hope this helps.

CN


"Joe" wrote in message oups.com...
Many of the fiberglass/plastic boats I've seen here in the shipyard
have blisters that when you pop them like a zit are full of green
juice.

Just what is that green juice you plastic boat people deal with?

Joe

"Joe" wrote in message
oups.com...
Many of the fiberglass/plastic boats I've seen here in the shipyard
have blisters that when you pop them like a zit are full of green
juice.

That is because you move in poverty stricken circles. The type of boatyard
that you visit is filled with incredibly cheap boats, that are owned by
life's failures. I'm quite confident that they wouldn't let you into my
marina.





Regards


Donal
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Yeah right, your boat is so cheap the floorboards do not fit.
IE: The Bent a toe nickname given to your cheap production boat.

The boat I was poppin blisters full off green juice was a Tartan 37

Joe

Joe wrote:
Yeah right, your boat is so cheap the floorboards do not fit.
IE: The Bent a toe nickname given to your cheap production boat.

The boat I was poppin blisters full off green juice was a Tartan 37


Never seen or heard of green fluid running out of blisters. Maybe it's
from the chemical gunk in your harbor.

DSK

Actually Doug i think it's copper leeching in the osmosis blister from
the bottom paint...thats just a guess. Ive seen it on many fiberglass
boats

Joe wrote:
Actually Doug i think it's copper leeching in the osmosis blister from
the bottom paint...thats just a guess. Ive seen it on many fiberglass
boats


OK, that sort of makes sense if the boat has a really copper-heavy
bottom paint and rather porous gelcoat. I've never seen anything like
this but apparently you've seen a lot more blistered boats than I have
(easily possible, since I haven't gone looking for them).

DSK

Well this marina has a shipyard with the average of 20 boats on the
hard all the time. Every evening Skipper and I walk thru the marina and
see what new and happening.

Joe