Hull Blisters, Old vs. New Boat's

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sigbear

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Apr 26, 2009
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Catalina 309 #168 kentucky lake
Have boat manufacturers (particularly the big three Hunter/Catalina/bene.) made any headway with blister resistant hulls yet?

How does the hull of a 2005 compare to 1995, 1985, 1975 in terms of blistering?, Also, which is worse for hull blistering salt or fresh water?

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Steve Dion

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Dec 2, 1999
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Hunter Vision-36 Rio Vista, CA.
I can tell you my 1985 Hunter 31 never had a single blister. It has lived in fresh water for it's entire life with occasional trips to saltwater. The original hull was barrier coated (as suggested by Hunter).

I think that the new resins are better and a lot of these problems are behind us. That is not to say that boats no longer get blisters, but they are much better than they were.
 
Chuckbear

Chuckbear

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Jan 3, 2009
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Marine Trader 34 Where Ever I am
Most all of the manufacturers either recommend you barrier coat the bottom or will sell you a barrier coat job as an option. So take what you will from this. Chuck
 
BobM

BobM

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Jun 10, 2004
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S2 9.2A Winthrop, MA
Hanse offers epoxy resin for the hull as a std feature now.
 
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