[Public-List] Multiple pock marks on hull below waterline

[Richard Hansen]

Thanks for the info, James.  I'll put Pettit on the short list.

On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 12:53 PM James Cowhey <james.cowhey at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mocuisle # 56 I had good success so far with Pettit EZ-Tex as a filler
> sanded fair and then coated with West System epoxy, primer as and bottom
> paint.  The hull had no blisters after 55 years just dings and scrapes.
> Been one season since the repair
>
> James Cowhey
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jun 6, 2020, at 9:01 AM, Richard Hansen via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> > I have a moonscape of a gazillion small (1/4-1/2) pocks, chips,
> blemishes
> > (whatever the right word is) on Sunspur's hull at and below the waterline
> > (no blisters--she's probably way too old for that).  I suspect these
> pocks
> > have been blissfully there for decades, presumably sound under multiple
> > coats of not completely removed bottom paint over the years?   Now that
> the
> > boatyard sanded those security blankets off, what do I do with this 53
> year
> > old hull?  Can I just repaint with 2-3 coats of ablative bottom paint?
> Is
> > some sort of universal high-build epoxy primer & barrier coat
> (TotalProtect
> > or Gelshield or similar roll-on bottom coat) nice to have or need to
> have?
> > Seems improbable to hand fill and sand the moonscape.  Thank you for your
> > advice and guidance.
> > Richard Hansen
> > Sun Spur #235
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