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When one states that water is going to leak through the frp laminate
and into the boat unless it is somehow stopped by the gelcoat- and if
one means "if the hull is defective.......", then it would be best to
so state. When talking about general functions of gelcoat, laminate,
etc it would be customary to assume one is talking about a standard
hull rather than a defective one.

No builder depends on gelcoat to keep water from leaking into the
bilge.

I can't argue this point with you. I don't know what the hell you are
talking about.

JIMinFL wrote:
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When one states that water is going to leak through the frp laminate
and into the boat unless it is somehow stopped by the gelcoat- and if
one means "if the hull is defective.......", then it would be best to
so state. When talking about general functions of gelcoat, laminate,
etc it would be customary to assume one is talking about a standard
hull rather than a defective one.

No builder depends on gelcoat to keep water from leaking into the
bilge.

I can't argue this point with you. I don't know what the hell you are
talking about.

I'm talking about your position that damaged gel coat will cause a
fiberglass hull to leak,
(based upon the premise that the function of gelcoat is to "waterproof"
the fiberglass).

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JIMinFL wrote:
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When one states that water is going to leak through the frp laminate
and into the boat unless it is somehow stopped by the gelcoat- and if
one means "if the hull is defective.......", then it would be best to
so state. When talking about general functions of gelcoat, laminate,
etc it would be customary to assume one is talking about a standard
hull rather than a defective one.

No builder depends on gelcoat to keep water from leaking into the
bilge.

I can't argue this point with you. I don't know what the hell you are
talking about.

I'm talking about your position that damaged gel coat will cause a
fiberglass hull to leak,
(based upon the premise that the function of gelcoat is to "waterproof"
the fiberglass).

My position is that damaged gelcoat may cause a FRP hull to leak. Also my
position is that a function of gelcoat is to waterproof a FRP hull.

JIMinFL wrote:


My position is that damaged gelcoat may cause a FRP hull to leak. Also my
position is that a function of gelcoat is to waterproof a FRP hull.


And we seriously disagree. Primarily because gelcoat is porous and
water passes through it more freely than through the structural
laminates below.

But that's what makes a horse race. :-)