[C320-list] Anti Blister protection and Dear Abby

[Mark Koch]

DEAR ABBY
I've never written to you before, but I really need
your advice on what could be a crucial decision. I've suspected for some
time now that my wife has been cheating on me. The usual signs... phone
rings but if I answer, the caller hangs up. My wife has been going out with 
the
girls a lot recently although when I ask their names she always says, "Just
some friends from work, you don't know them." I always stay awake to
look out for her taxi coming home, but she always walks down the drive.
Although I can hear a car driving off, as if she has gotten out of the car 
round
the corner. Why? Maybe she wasn't in a taxi? I once picked her cell
phone up just to see what time it was and she went berserk and screamed that 
I
should never touch her phone again and why was I checking up on her. Anyway,
I have never approached the subject with my wife. I think deep down
I just didn't want to know the truth, but last night she went out again and
I decided to really check on her. I decided I was going to park my
sailboat trailer next to the garage and then hide behind it so I could get a 
good
view of the whole street when she came home. It was at that dreadful
moment, crouching behind my boat, that I noticed a large area of tiny little
de-lamination blisters on my keel. Is this something I can fix myself or
should I take it back to the boat builder? -- Thanks, Fred

Mark Koch
Still Crazy #738
Huron, Ohio


Mark Koch
KelKo Products Company
Sandusky, Ohio
(419) 626-2571


>From: "Jeff Church" <jjemail at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Anti Blister protection
>Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:00:42 -0600
>
>Stephane,
>
>Some years prior to your build date Catalina started using a layer of 
>vinylester resin in the hull to prevent blisters. Like you, I have a 1998, 
>and I don't have any blisters. None of the same era or newer Catalinas in 
>the yard seem to have any problem with blistering.
>
>It'll be interesting to see if we get a variety of opinions on this topic. 
>Mine is that without a barrier coat you might get a few blisters, but they 
>are easy to repair.
>
>Around here we have to haul out annually, and if we find a few blisters we 
>chip out the area, let it dry, and fill it. It would take much more effort 
>and expense to apply a barrier coat or deal with a contractor who might or 
>might not do a good job applying it. I've seen a few examples where a 
>supposedly well-prepped hull had a barrier coat applied, and it did not 
>adhere properly. I've also seen problems where supposedly compatible 
>anti-fouling paint did not adhere to the barrier coat. Either case presents 
>you with an expensive and time consuming mess. Finally, when you need to 
>repair chips and scratches on your hull, and possibly some gelcoat crazing, 
>the barrier coat is just one more layer that has to be removed.
>
>JeffC
>
>
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Kirk McCullough
>   To: C320-List
>   Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 3:15 PM
>   Subject: Re: [C320-list] Anti Blister protection
>
>
>   Mine is a 1994 and has never had a single blister. Not sure about later
>   years, but i'm sure others on this list will respond.
>
>   Kirk McCullough
>   Boomerang #124
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Stephane Rousseau" <stephaner at gmail.com>
>   To: <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>   Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:13 PM
>   Subject: [C320-list] Anti Blister protection
>
>
>   > Hello,
>   >
>   > I have a Catalina 320 1998, this year, I have remove all the 
>antifouling
>   > on
>   > the bottom. It can be a good time to make an antiblister protection
>   > (Interprotec). I know that some boats and years need it. Does 
>Catalina320
>   > boat need this protection to be added?
>   >
>   > Thank
>   >
>   > Stephane
>   >
>   >
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