Why are you asking these 1980's questions? The answer to all your
queries is the same... rub some cowflap on your cheeks and it will all
go away.

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Why are you asking these 1980's questions? The answer to all your
queries is the same... rub some cowflap on your cheeks and it will all
go away.
Maybe she's a 1980's kind of girl...

On Dec 12, 9:45 am, "mmc" wrote:
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... Why are you asking these 1980's questions? The answer to all your
queries is the same... rub some cowflap on your cheeks and it will all
go away.

Maybe she's a 1980's kind of girl...

On a list of the top 100 things that affect sailing ability, gel coat
blisters would not even make it on the list.
One could probably come up with 100 ways to improve sailing ability on
the average cruising boat more than getting rid of blisters.
A good example, most cruising boats are compromises, I happen to have
a shoal keel for cruising the shallow N. Gulf of Mexico whereas a deep
keel would give seriously better sailing performance. Absence of
blisters would make an insignificant change in performance and gel
coat blisters are not a structural or safety issue so I would not even
consider them in whether to buy a boat or not.

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On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:51:41 GMT, "Janet O'Leary"
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For you experts:: if a boat has a few,, blisters in the gel below
water line, forward toward the bow ??

Is this a "run away fast" boat?

Or,, are the blisters a fix it item.


I can't see them from here, but it doesn't sound very serious. If the
problem was very widespread, you might be looking at substantial work,
but boats don't seem to sink from blisteres, even if fairly severe.
They should be fixed, however. now would be a good time to grind them
open so they can dry all winter.




Once ground out and dried, and the rest of the bottom stripped and prepped,
fill the former blisters with thickened epoxy, then epoxy barrier-coat the
entire bottom. New bottom paint and Bob's your uncle.