Hi,
I noticed similar holes in the hull of my boat when it was layed-up last
year. As I didn\'t have the time to treat the hull completely, I removed the
upper layers of antifouling, filled the holes with gelcoat and put new
antifouling on it.
Last spring , when the boat was already back in the water,I met someone who
advised me to to the following:
1. Remove all the antifouling.
2.Measure the humidity level of the bare hull:
a. The hull is wet;
-put five layers of breathable mono component epoxy on it;
-put two layers of solid antifouling on it;
-put one layer of self-eroding antifouling on it.
b. The hull is dry:
-put a new layer of gelcoat (gelshield) on the hull (the whole
hull);
-put two layers of solid antifouling on it;
-put one layer of self-eroding antifouling on it.
After craning the boat out of the water this year, I noticed that some of
the gelcoat from the treated holes) has come loose again so I\'m going to
treat the hull in the above mentioned way in spring (you need 15°C to work
with the epoxy, don\'t you?).
Hope I\'ve been of some help.
If you would like to comment on the previous please do so before I buy the
products (next month).
P.S. A happy 2003 to all the Vegaterians in this newsgroup.
Flor OYEN
"Mohana" V-566
Nieuwpoort - Belgium
