Capt. Rodbone
Senior Member
- Joined
- Sep 6, 2020
- Messages
- 176
- Location
- U.S.
- Vessel Name
- SV Stella Polaris MV Sea Turtle
- Vessel Make
- 1978 VanDine Gaff rigged schooner, 1978 Grand Banks Classic Trawler
Blister repairs on our new to us 1978 Grand Banks 42 Classic have begun. I’ve only dealt with a couple of blisters on prior boats, so I’ve beat the law of averages however this time I’m dealing with what I’d call a significant amount of them. I feel the seller and a I reached a fair agreement in that post survey, the purchase price was reduced by the average of the three estimates from 3 different boatyards I obtained.
Although many of these are rather large, I was shocked to see that even with the size and depth of those shown, (starboard grinding yet to be done) nothing has been ground to a point where any structural members are exposed or is there any moisture. Although I wasn’t there to witness, I’m told that the ground out areas were dry almost immediately, and have remained so.
My question is am I correct in thinking I allow the repair phase to begin as soon as all are ground out as long as there is no water seeping out?
Although many of these are rather large, I was shocked to see that even with the size and depth of those shown, (starboard grinding yet to be done) nothing has been ground to a point where any structural members are exposed or is there any moisture. Although I wasn’t there to witness, I’m told that the ground out areas were dry almost immediately, and have remained so.
My question is am I correct in thinking I allow the repair phase to begin as soon as all are ground out as long as there is no water seeping out?