[Public-list] Bottom Job

[George Dinwiddie]

Roger L Kingsland wrote:
> George,
> 
> 148 has been inside for 15 months ("the wheels of progress...").  I water
> blasted the interior a year ago and ran a dehumidifier for a few weeks
> after. Even if I barrier coat the bilge, I still wonder if it is possible to
> keep water out of the keel.  I understand the keel laid in epoxy but is it
> particle to assume water from the bilge will not infiltrate the area between
> the cast iron and fiberglass?  Can I assume if I discover few blisters after
> removing all paint that a barrier coat is unnecessary?

I think a barrier coat is unnecessary and risky.  (I doubt Whitby used 
any epoxy, too.  Polyester was pretty cutting edge, still, at the time.)

My feeling is that boats get wet.  Hauling them out every year or two 
and letting them dry out does a world of good.

  - George

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