blisters

Does anyone know if these boats are laid up using polyester or vinylester? And if they're using vinylester, what date did they start using it? Is anyone putting epoxy barrier coats on their boats? Any issues with blisters?

Hello all, We hauled our Catalina 27 for its first power wash since we bought it - giving my wife and I our first clear look at the hull of the boat. As expected, it's got some blisters (no surprise there, as it was built in 1985). My question is this: how do you know when a boat NEEDS a new...

Next summer I hope to give our 1985 Catalina 30 mk I a bottom job. We have never done one before on this boat. (Previously had a trailerable boat with outboard.) I know we have blisters from the short haul for the Survey. This is also from the survey: === SHAFT BEARING (CUTTLESS BEARING)...

Hello All: I have a 2000 Hunter 380. I would like to know if the fiberglass used in the hull construction is a polyester or a vinyl-ester material. My boat does not have any bottom blisters, but I am considering having it soda blasted and barrier coated. 2nd question: Anybody have bottom...