colhel
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I would imagine Nick would know the difference. If him and VP have
Yep, Nick knows his stuff. But I'm curious too about what happens next. History shows re-sale value is the major concern, on sail boats anyway.
I would imagine Nick would know the difference. If him and VP have
Two ways to go. Get it done professionally which involves gel coat peel, then hot-vac treatment, which significantly reduces drying time. Repeat more than once. Test for moisture, hopefully low reading, if not go down deeper into the matting and repeat. Then epoxy, one or two coats, smooth to the same level of topsides. Very labour intensive, so very costly.So, what happens to these boats now? Spend time ashore to dry out, drill out the blisters and eventually fill with epoxy? Or does it have to be a very expensive gel coat peel? Or, just leave it and get on with enjoying it and hope a new buyer does not insist on a survey. Pity the poor owners what a dilemma.
I recently heard of a Fairline that was riddled with blisters. As boats get older, I would bet there’s a lot out there around 20 years old that will be so affectedTwo ways to go. Get it done professionally which involves gel coat peel, then hot-vac treatment, which significantly reduces drying time. Repeat more than once. Test for moisture, hopefully low reading, if not go down deeper into the matting and repeat. Then epoxy, one or two coats, smooth to the same level of topsides. Very labour intensive, so very costly.
Or do it yourself, still take gel coat off then let it naturally dry, could be several months. Check with moisture reading. Apply epoxy coats etc.
All of the above according to Google/ my surveyor, I'm not an expert.
There is the cheap and cheerful method of just grind out where the blisters are, dry out and then fill. OK if its an old boat and you want to keep on top of it, but will just reappear elsewhere, so repeat the process.
Or hope someone doesn't have a survey, but at this price point why would you not have a survey
Surveyor scraped back a few blisters and put a moisture meter on them. Some were reading maximum, which unlike a rev counter is not good!
I feel sorry for the owners as I don't think they knew, they were there when the surveyor was looking at the boat and were very surprised
There will be many thousands of older boats suffering from high moisture content, and even blisters, which it seems will only make the boat a bit heavier and slower, but not endanger the boat in any other way. . Many of these affected boats are sold every year, so I can only assume that they are done so with a suitable price reduction - whereupon the new owner simply carries on using it with no repairs?Osmosis effects resale…little else in the real world
There will be many thousands of older boats suffering from high moisture content, and even blisters, which it seems will only make the boat a bit heavier and slower, but not endanger the boat in any other way. . Many of these affected boats are sold every year, so I can only assume that they are done so with a suitable price reduction - whereupon the new owner simply carries on using it with no repairs?
A certain brokerage on the Thames we’re having stock boats and encouraging sellers to have there surveyor carry out a survey prior to sale so they could sell with a current survey . Absolutely waste of time to any buyer with 1% common sense , and low and behold myself and Nick were tasked with looking at a Princess for a buyer who was also a friend of Nicks a couple of years ago , guess what it has the dreaded blisters and drives full of water amongst other grp issues above the waterline , a total waste of time and money for the buyer all at the brokers fault and in my opinion deceit in the first place , moral of any purchase employ your own surveyor from your own research .Maybe it would be good to have a survey done before advertising for sale so any defects can be corrected prior to sale or factored into the asking price.
Has anyone done this?