Gell coat blisters

[Hamish]

Found 3 blisters yesterday on port side above the water line whilst rebuilding the trailer springs
Little bit disappointed am I

I’m thinking in due coarse I should be getting the Anti foul removed and maybe getting the entire hull bottom and sides prepped and painted in expoy in due coarse.

i will try and grind these out and repair with epoxy resin and epoxy filler and presumably some epoxy paint

my hull was imported from USA 6-7 rears ago and is a 1998 232

 

[Hookup1]

These blisters are above the waterline? Exactly where on the boat? Are the soft or hard?

 

[Hamish]

About 3-6 inch above water line kinda adj to the sink area
I pressed hard with my finger untill the gel coat the cracked
I’m planning on grinding out the only of them with my dremel this aft noon

 

[Hookup1]

Not sure why it's blistering. They look like repairs or plugged holes. See if there is fiberglass under the blisters.

You can do a quick repair with MarineTex. It's an epoxy and works well. You will have to tint it with a tiny bit of brown to get a color match.

 

[DennisG01]

I agree with Hookup - they do not look like blisters. Some type of previous repair.

 

[seasick]

Looks like a repair to me also

 

[Fishtales]

Same here.