gel coat blisters
10-05-2005 | 07:25 AM
#32
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From: Beautiful North Carolina
Re: gel coat blisters
Originally Posted by US1 Fountain
Dock,
It seems I'm not able to clarify myself enough. You read more into what I wrote than what was there. I just stated I know of 3 that had problems, they just happen to be Bajas. I have only seen 4 boats with blisters, the 4th was a 17' open bow, Sunbird.
My appologies to you and anyone else who thought of my replies to be knocking the Baja brand itself. They were not written in that manner. With that, I will exit this discussion.
Jerry
It seems I'm not able to clarify myself enough. You read more into what I wrote than what was there. I just stated I know of 3 that had problems, they just happen to be Bajas. I have only seen 4 boats with blisters, the 4th was a 17' open bow, Sunbird.
My appologies to you and anyone else who thought of my replies to be knocking the Baja brand itself. They were not written in that manner. With that, I will exit this discussion.
Jerry
Thank you for making that clear. Sorry I did read more into it. Please accept my appology for that.
Have a great day
Dock
10-05-2005 | 07:26 AM
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Re: gel coat blisters
Originally Posted by Chris288
I have heard Baja admittedly had gel problems from 97-2000. They claimed it was the spray guns.
10-06-2005 | 06:43 AM
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Re: gel coat blisters
I’ve read a lot on boat blistering and it seems to be a really complicated phenomenon. Scientist know how blisters form but they disagree on the catalyst (why one boat will blister and another will not). If your boat possesses the catalyst, there’s little you can do to prevent blisters other than apply bottom paint. Scientists also agree that once a boat develops blisters, it’s toast. Repairs will only be superficial. Repairs will not get rid of the catalyst.
Blisters were always my biggest fear during my time as a boat owner. Luckily, I never had issues. My dad’s little putt-putt Renken has sat in the water continuously every May to October since 1985 and it has zero blisters.
Blisters were always my biggest fear during my time as a boat owner. Luckily, I never had issues. My dad’s little putt-putt Renken has sat in the water continuously every May to October since 1985 and it has zero blisters.
10-08-2005 | 07:14 PM
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Re: gel coat blisters
Originally Posted by TEAMBAJA
I thought I seen a Fountain the other day with a blister problem. Turns out, its just an ugly chick with a a wart on the end of her beak! 
(Sorry, just had to!)
(Sorry, just had to!)
10-09-2005 | 08:43 AM
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Re: gel coat blisters
My 04 stays in the lake all summer long and it has started to blister , it will be stripped and redone this winter . If it happens again next summer they can fix it again next winter , and so on and so on . Way to much of an inconvenience to pull the boat out all the time when you live on it and boat in the same lake every weekend 
10-09-2005 | 09:21 AM
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Re: gel coat blisters
Originally Posted by jarhead0341
My 04 stays in the lake all summer long and it has started to blister , it will be stripped and redone this winter . If it happens again next summer they can fix it again next winter , and so on and so on . Way to much of an inconvenience to pull the boat out all the time when you live on it and boat in the same lake every weekend
In the long run it would be much cheaper and easier.
