Searay87
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Sep 10, 2009
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I'm relatively new to boating. I've owned a 1987 Seville 17BR for the past 3 summers with a painted bottom. This year I noticed a few blisters at the water line where there is no paint.
I just picked up a new to me 1987 Sorrento S24 with no bottom paint. This boat has always been trailered. I plan on docking it next summer. I live in New Brunswick Canada and the boat will be in fresh water for 4 months. I'm not so concerned about the algae degrading performance as I am about osmosis and blistering of the hull. As I understand it the process to paint the bottom is to clean, sand with 80 grit paper, apply an epoxy barrier coat and then 2 coats of anti-fouling paint. Do I need the epoxy barrier and the paint to protect the hull from osomosis and blistering?
As for the staining of the bottom I understand there are products to remove the stains. Is this model year more prone to blistering than the later models?
Thank you!
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I just picked up a new to me 1987 Sorrento S24 with no bottom paint. This boat has always been trailered. I plan on docking it next summer. I live in New Brunswick Canada and the boat will be in fresh water for 4 months. I'm not so concerned about the algae degrading performance as I am about osmosis and blistering of the hull. As I understand it the process to paint the bottom is to clean, sand with 80 grit paper, apply an epoxy barrier coat and then 2 coats of anti-fouling paint. Do I need the epoxy barrier and the paint to protect the hull from osomosis and blistering?
As for the staining of the bottom I understand there are products to remove the stains. Is this model year more prone to blistering than the later models?
Thank you!