[C320-list] My sailboat has developed a skin condition.

[Jeff Smith]

Hey Ken,

Roger that. I have no experience with that, sorry. 

You are correct. You can’t attach pictures to the email. You can, however, upload them to your photo album on the Association website. That may help others help diagnose the issue.

Good luck,
Jeff

> On Dec 28, 2021, at 8:34 AM, Ken McCrimmon <kenmccrimmon at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jeff
> Thanks for responding.  I tried to include pictures in my email but that probably did not work.
> These are on the top side of the deck, not below the water line.
> They are flat to the touch, I don't think there is any water below them.
> 
> Ken
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> From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> on behalf of Jeff Smith <svsailmates512 at gmail.com>
> Sent: December 28, 2021 8:31 AM
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> Subject: Re: [C320-list] My sailboat has developed a skin condition.
> 
> Ken,
> 
> Are you describing blisters? When I sanded Sailmates to paint the bottom this year, I noticed several blisters. When you “pop” them, a brown substance oozes out. It may be that is what you are seeing. Four of the largest blisters were right at the top of the boot stripe.
> 
> I treated the largest blisters that I found (drilled them out, epoxied them, etc.). The owner of the yard where I hauled told me that I should have left them alone unless they were the size of “a baseball”. His two quotes were, “blisters are like acne, the more you mess with them, the worse they will look” and “the only one who will care about the blisters is the surveyor when you go to sell it”. The second quote may not be applicable to you if they are visible in the water, though.
> 
> There are many posts about how to fix blisters. The only thing I will say is that you should plan for extended time out of the water to fix them. If you open them, you need to give them a sufficient amount of time to dry. I did not have that time, so I tried to dry them using isopropyl alcohol. I won’t know how successful that was until I haul again.
> 
> Good luck,
> Jeff, Sailmates, ’94, #121
> 
> 
> 
>> On Dec 28, 2021, at 8:20 AM, Ken McCrimmon <kenmccrimmon at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi
>> Towards the end of the summer, Kia Ora developed a skin condition.  It appeared on both sides of the stern, on the section that slopes down.
>> It shows as brown spots of various sizes.
>> Does anybody know what it might be and how to treat it.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Ken
>> 
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