Boat Blisters

[nbsupply]

Does anyone experianced bottom blisters on your CP27, I have numerois dime sized blisters tha scare off potential buyers just by me mentioning them. As soon I disclose this they do not go further. I know they are not structural and someone bearrier coated them on top it is a killer to someone ready to buy.
Please give me some idea of a range of cost to repair this. Thanks, Hans

[wes]

They are common on older 27s. I'm in process of repairing them on my 1988. The work is tedious but not difficult. Really the seriousness depends on the number. Ten or twenty is no big deal; hundreds is a big deal. Ten to twenty is most likely what you will find.

Because the repairs are time consuming, they are also costly if you have them done by a yard. That's why I think do it yourself repair is ideal, if you are careful to use the proper procedure. No offense to Mac here, who is a real craftsman, but most boatyard workers will not do a careful, professional job.

It's unfortunately true that blisters scare off potential buyers. On other, less well made boats, blisters can be a disastrous problem. My experience with Com-Pacs is that blisters are relatively mild in nature, few in number and easier to repair. Your best bet is to sell to a seasoned CP owner who knows these boats.

Wes

[ChuckO]

Blisters !  OMG, What do I do now?

My suggestion ..... Read what Don Casey has to say about them and what his answers are as to whether you should buy a boat with blisters.... and is it a deal killer???

Not hard to repair if there are only a few .. but I agree with others ... the job can be labor intensive and expensive if done at a boatyard with no guarantee they won't come back.

You really only have two choices ... handle the problem or live with the problem.  Discussing the problem with a boat yard I was told that anyone can repair blisters ... but most people cannot finish the job in regard to making the gel coat and barrier, etc look the way it should.

[nbsupply]

Thanks for your help. I decided to let the yard do it, this one has a lot of experiance. I fixed a Charley Morgen classic 34 one time after returning from Florida, the blisters were small but 1000sends. Mine are verry small but quite a view. my CP27 would more than outlive me but you can not sell it because blisterphobia. Structural blisters or delamination looks totally different.My Boat got pulled yesterday and today I wanted to look at the problem. I has totally surprised how few there are. I had planned to open up the bigger ones to see if the was a lot of liquid in it and to my surprise they were dry.
Sams Boatjard in Washington NC had billed the prev. owner for bearier coating the boat.
Could it be they just put the coat on top of some blisters and now they were dried out?
Well the Yard here is going to sand it and put several coats of bearier pain on top. The bottom right now does not look as anything I would reject, looks clean!Hans