homade boat blisters

[lil-dingy]

hello everyone and thank yall again fer this outstanding reference forum,

I have a neat lil 14'6" plywood skiff the boat is really in good shape cept it was left in the harbor in port aransas tx for bout a year. luckly it had bottom paint on it and after bout 4 or 5 hours of scraping got all the barnicals offa her. next paint right but i have sum dime size blisters on tha bottom i have opened thm up to dry. i would like sum input on repairin them i did repair the larger ones "palm sized" with poly and perdy heavy cloth. Those came out great i was hoping to use a farring compound to do the small ones would this be a good idea? and what kind should i use on poly.

one more tidbit i want to use a brightside paint on the bottom , as it will be trailered, do i need a specific primer?

thank you for yalls help i am kinda lost right now

 

[lil-dingy]

Re: homade boat blisters

sry bout tha double post but i thought a lil more info might be helpfull

the boat sat outta the water for over 4 years so i think the blisters r dry, and i plan on using the boat in very shallow water chasin redfish and maby even gigin sum flounder. i am not as consearned with look as function. i have a 59 johnson 18 that will be powering the boat so drag on the boat is what i am really trying to reduce.


ty again for your help

 

[lil-dingy]

Re: homade boat blisters

hey guys me again

if these questions have been thourly answered in another thread i appolige i did not go through everyone. most of the threads i read had to do with gel coat which i dan't have. if ya could point me to the right thread that also would be a great help

 

[ondarvr]

Re: homade boat blisters

To fair the patches use a product designed for marine use, even some auto parts store will have it. Typical auto body filler won't last.

You don't need a primer if the surface is well prepped, but a sanding primer will help fill imperfections and make it look better.

 

[lil-dingy]

Re: homade boat blisters

ty fer tha help i guess i'll try to find sumthin to fill it with. i'm sry i kind dumb on this but never had to do this b4. is the farring compound sumthing like a marine bondo? i really do appreatat the advice

 

[ondarvr]

Re: homade boat blisters

Yes, it's just a water resistant Bondo.