Charlie Boy

It’s the edges lifting that are the problem

I'm not sure there is a set pattern. I used thick lining paper to make templates then cut each piece. The hardest part can be removing...

Treadmaster ! Treadmaster Smooth Sheet 1200x900 mm White Sand

Thanks Rappey! Supplementary question; all of the panels have been cut out to an obviously planned shape and size. Is there a cutting...

So our Treadmaster is about 40 years old. It’s still intact but looking tired. It’s preformed fitted panels which look tricky to...

De-winterizing is an expression I’ve heard used

Have a conversation with the owner, his wife and his son, pointing out best and worst case scenarios. Even if you decide not to go...

So, surveyor yesterday. NOT full blisters; he calls it ‘wicking’. Moisture readings just at the top of amber/low reds. Tap testing...

Whoever is responsible has my respect and gratitude. It would be nice to know who to thank.

Surveyor on Thursday for the (hopefully) definitive view. Visually there appear to be patches of voids with occasional weepers. The...

Perhaps I should have mentioned that the blisters are ‘weeping’ through the gelcoat after just the sanding process

40 year old boat, antifoul blasted off, hull sanded back to reveal blisters. So the yard manager, who is extremely experienced, feels...

An update; So I have areas where the original epoxy (40ish years)never adhered properly (a pox on the lazy twat who didn’t abrade it...