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Old 09-01-2017, 11:32 AM   #12
eyschulman
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I have been interested in hull building material for the 50+ years that I have been involved with boats. I have heard all the hype about which building material is best. Each material has its up and down sides. For each material there are always some over enthusiastic supporters. Here is an example of the down side of the fiberglass materials. True, proper build methods could and more often than not avoid the blisters and delamination issues. Careful and knowledgeable build methods with any material are needed to avoid the down side. The blister and decontamination issues in older boats are particularly troublesome because once they occur you are never sure how far it will go and if a repair will ever be enough. I think it has been said before with blisters it is a crap shoot. Given the option I chose epoxy to hold things together whether it be wood or glass.
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