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Old 08-29-2015, 09:05 PM   #133
bfloyd4445
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Originally Posted by what_barnacles View Post
got under my boat today, it's sat in the water for at least 8 years. I was fully expecting to come up all teary eyed and consumed with total dread.

I found 1 possible blister on the rear transom. The rest of the hull was smooth and solid. The PO said he had 4 coats of epoxy barrier put on when he had the last bottom job done in the Caribbean before they came back to the states. I suspect he also had them use tin based bottom paint because it was amazingly clean. The leading edges of the the keel and the chines and the rudder and prop et al had barnacles but the rest of the boat was clear with just a slight layer of slime.

I am flabbergasted to say the least.
I'm surprised you found any blisters. My guess is that one was missed eight years ago. If the hull is properly dries and all suspect areas are ground out and thourghly dried then filled and epoxyed it should be good for a long long time. Or, the guy doing the epoxy added solvent to make a smother finish
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