We had the local boatyard start the bottom job while we were on vacation in October 2009. The blisters were only superficial at the gelcoat layer and did not extend into the laminate. Spray's gelcoat was completely removed from below the waterline, all blisters were ground down, the entire hull was flushed several times and allowed to dry for over a month. Fortunately October had plenty of the dry Santa Ana winds which helped dry out the hull. The blisters were filled with epoxy and faired. Several coats of the Interlux InterProtect 2000E epoxy barrier coat were applied along with several coats of bottom paint. We also replaced the cutlass bearing and installed a new depth sounder/knot meter transducer while she was on the hard. Although the job took longer than expected, we were pleased with the end result.
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