Tator
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- Feb 16, 2015
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- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- Oz
- Vessel Make
- Bluewater 40' RPH 1979
A question I couldn't answer came up today from the person who is painting the topsides on our late 70's Taiwan built boat. As the boat is 900 miles away I can't just pop in and check it myself so I thought I would turn to the Forum's wisdom. The question is- How are things like bunk stringers and cabinets attached to a fiberglass hull? In all my years and the extensive rebuild that we did, I don't believe I've really ever noticed how it is done.
The reason for wanting to know is that we have many 1/4-3/8 inch blisters in the old two part paint that was put on over the gel coat. A few of them appear to be a little deeper and are oozing a small amount of brown moisture. The painter thought they might be from fasteners coming from the inside that are rusting. To me this seems unlikely as I reasoned that probably stringers running fore and aft were supported by stringers running athwart ship which were attached to bulkheads. I can't imagine running a screw into the sides of the hull for support. Also, all the SS on the boat seems to be top quality and never has shown signs of rust. Any ideas?
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The reason for wanting to know is that we have many 1/4-3/8 inch blisters in the old two part paint that was put on over the gel coat. A few of them appear to be a little deeper and are oozing a small amount of brown moisture. The painter thought they might be from fasteners coming from the inside that are rusting. To me this seems unlikely as I reasoned that probably stringers running fore and aft were supported by stringers running athwart ship which were attached to bulkheads. I can't imagine running a screw into the sides of the hull for support. Also, all the SS on the boat seems to be top quality and never has shown signs of rust. Any ideas?
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