Polish Trailer Sailers

lusitano

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I,ve been looking around at Polish built trailer sailers, sasanka, decision, new classic etc. They are mostly designed by Andrzej Skrzat
and in most cases are the same boat with a different sticker on it.
The one common denominator seems to be osmosis, or has been with the ones I,ve looked at.
From the scant information I,ve found, the boats were finished with an epoxy coating from the factory, but this hasn,t been very successful apparently.
These boats are relatively cheap to buy and a full osmosis epoxy treatment doesn,t make sense financially , now costing more than the boats value in most cases.
The logical route would be to either go play and live with the pox ,or grind out blisters and patch up as and when .
The purpose of my post is to enquire if anyone has had any experience with these hulls, how thick are they? is there anything to work with?
Any relevant input much appreciated
 

ChromeDome

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No experience, but a thought:

Osmosis can only happen if the boat is in the water. Speaking of a trailer boat,- how much time will it be on trailer vs. in water?

If it is in the water for any length of time, antifouling will come into play. Proper antifouling requires a primer, and 2-part primers (and maybe some 1-part) forms a waterproof barrier under the AF itself, preventing osmosis.
 
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