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I have a 12' x 50' Catamaran Cruiser Houseboat, probably best described as a
"camper" or "trailer" sitting on catamarans. Guess you might call it a "poor mans houseboat" as it's not in the same league as the fancy $250k jobs.... but suits our purpose beautifully, and we LOVE it. I was told when we first put it in the water to watch for "blisters" in the fiberglass hull a few years down the road. Well... here I am a few years down the road (3 years to be exact), and I DO see some half-dollar sized places on the hull that must be the aforementioned blisters (3 or 4 down each catamaran). Nice, smooth bulges about 1.5" in diameter that protrude about 1/8" off the surface of the hull, almost looks as if there was a carriage bold head under there that was glassed over. Is this "blisters"? What to do? Is this something I could fix myself, or does it need "professional" work? Some have said painting the glass hull with an anti-fouling paint will help prevent this, but I didn't think painting a glass hull was a common practice. Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance... cricketman |
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