de lamination? - Page 2

novelocity · 11-10-2009, 09:20 PM

The paint looks original, the gelcoat is the white layer on the top? Is there supposed to be paint over that? There is't other than the strip on the deck, is there supposed to be?

Pat McPherson · 11-11-2009, 07:07 AM

Where are you located?
Can you share some pictures?
Lots of helpfull people on this sight.

glassdave · 11-11-2009, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by novelocity

The bubble is thick, pretty sure it would take a pretty good whack with a hammer to break one open. The reasone I know this is because a wave knocked me on my but last summer while hauling the anchor in and the anchor put a small hole in it. its probably at least 1/8 of an inch of material on top of the air pocket. You just see black in the hole, like the resin is black.

so there very large bubbles? several of them? hmm, yea post pics if ya can. Usually delams are single large separations but anythings possible.

ThoroughHustler · 11-11-2009, 05:57 PM

I baught a used velocity from velocity an 01 and at the time that we noticed the delamination the hull was still under warrenty and they basically told me to go F myself. Great boat company

Conman · 11-11-2009, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoroughHustler

I baught a used velocity from velocity an 01 and at the time that we noticed the delamination the hull was still under warrenty and they basically told me to go F myself. Great boat company

I bought a used Velocity and the hull is still under warranty and I didn't buy it from them. I found some minor gelcoat cracks in it, they told me to bring it down and they'll fix it at no charge. Sounds to me like BS what your saying.

novelocity · 11-11-2009, 08:03 PM

I'm in fennville, mi. The bubbles don't show up in pictures, I've tried in several different lighting situations.

novelocity · 11-11-2009, 08:08 PM

it's not like they're little tiny soap bubbles, most of the spots are bigger than my palm, the smallest are the size of a quarter. They are in clusters. The fiberglass repair guy said he would have to completely strip it down to fix it correctly and that's why it would cost so much. I told him we could just paint the deck white and forget the stripes, but he said the paint was the cheap part.

TexomaPowerboater · 11-11-2009, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Velocity Vector

4g's holly molly. I would try it myself first, painting a stripe is easy just buy some vinyl graffic and stick it on over the stripe.

Those aren't vinyl

That's a custom Gail Pak paint job mAAAAn...... Sure as hell could be vinyl though....

Show some pics of the delamination.

I agree, lots you can do yourself. May not be perfect, but most boats aren't

Velocity Vector · 11-11-2009, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by novelocity

it's not like they're little tiny soap bubbles, most of the spots are bigger than my palm, the smallest are the size of a quarter. They are in clusters. The fiberglass repair guy said he would have to completely strip it down to fix it correctly and that's why it would cost so much. I told him we could just paint the deck white and forget the stripes, but he said the paint was the cheap part.

Take a level and set it on the bubble and snap a pix...Don't make me come up there and fix it for you...Heee!

Velocity Vector · 11-11-2009, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TexomaPowerboater

Those aren't vinyl

That's a custom Gail Pak paint job mAAAAn...... Sure as hell could be vinyl though....

Show some pics of the delamination.

I agree, lots you can do yourself. May not be perfect, but most boats aren't

I saw Gail put those vinyl stickers on there...OOOPs!