And we have...BLISTERS!

Thanks! The price must have gone up on the tool as they are showing the tool alone at $1000 today. I think I will have to find someone who needs the tool after me and go in on it together. I have a problem where I have never met a tool I didn't like. I would probably try to find a reason to keep it.
 
Thanks! The price must have gone up on the tool as they are showing the tool alone at $1000 today. I think I will have to find someone who needs the tool after me and go in on it together. I have a problem where I have never met a tool I didn't like. I would probably try to find a reason to keep it.
 
How old is this houseboat, and how much is it worth? From someone who spent way more money fixing up a boat that it is worth, really give this some thought. It is going to be a really big job, and is it worth it.
Leaving the blisters alone is not the worst option...
 
I woudl also consider lesvig the blisters alone as long as they are cosmetic and wont affect the structure of the hull. You may indeed end up spending more than the boat is worth. The question is whether or not a house boat hull is thick enough, i know nothing about them :)

I finally hauled my boat for the repower a couple of days ago and considering that the older hatteras were amon the most blister prone hulls, i was expecting the worst as the boat had not been hauled in 10 years. Suprisingly we didnt find a single blister. Apparenly at some point before i bought the boat, someone must have done a pretty good blister job. Looking thru my files i found a 1996 survey which mentioned a blister problem. Since blisters dont cure themselves, someone must have addressed the problem in the late 90s

In your case, i d try to get advice from a reputable yard, or surveyor familiar with your tyoe of boat and see if you really need to address the problem
 
In our case the bottom was quite blistered even though it was barrier coated. We let it sit on the hard over a Summer in Florida. They all dried up. Subsequently we hauled for a sell and the bottom was just fine.
 
I spoke with a surveyor regarding my blisters. He said that he didn't feel them to be a structural issue and said as others have that I should let it dry out and apply a barrier coating before relaunching.

What is a good barrier coating for fiberglass? How many coats should I put on?

Thanks!
 
Interlux Barrier Coat. Apply four to five coats over a well prepped bottom.
 
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