Gelcoat Blister Repair

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hawkeyes01

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I've had my 89 Carver for a few months now and we are settling in nicely. When we had it surveyed, there was isolated blistering noted. It was also noted that it was time for new bottom paint.

We will haul it in the next few months to apply a new coat of bottom paint. I'm looking for some suggestions on what to do with the blisters. Should I have them repaired, or leave them for now and check them the next time the boat is hauled?

Based on a prior survey I was able to get, it appears that isolated blistering was noted in 2008 as well and the situation doesn't appear to have changed since then. It looks like we could potentially repair about 6 to 10 blisters on the entire hull (38' Santego).

Any recommendations or notes past experiences would be helpful.

Thanks everyone!
 
I would get them repaired now, barrier coat and repaint the bottom, then your troubles are over with no more need to worry about them
 
Blisters don't get better, they get fixed or they get worse. Don't wait to find out if it is going to improve. If you wait for it to get worse then you waited too long. It shouldn't cost that much if it's only a few blisters but what you might find is there are more then you think and again more reason to fix it now.

Best of luck with a speedy repair.
 
Thanks for the replies - I'll just get them taken care of when we haul for paint. Anyone have any suggestions of fiberglass repair companies around Seattle? I'm sure there are a lot of them, but if anyone has had any recommendations let me know.
 
Jason,

Where do you have your boat? I have used a mechanic for a number of things that I would HIGHLY recommend. He subs out his fiberglass work to a guy that also does fantastic work. I've seen several fiberglass jobs on his drydock - from simple blistering repairs to building up structural members. He can then put your bottom on - very resonable - he just did mine in December. Send me an email to mike at marlin mike (one word) dot com.

Marlin
 
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