Topic: No hull blisters

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August 19, 2019 at 7:54 pm #677040

Redngoo
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Finally got around to changing my bunks. Job went as expected. Touched up the rusted areas on the L brackets with por 15. Been worried i had hull blisters for a while know. I didnt see the first one. Says alot for the gel coat and barriers Bcb uses on my 13 later model p2. I really wanted something beside carpeted bunks. Ive always changed my bunks every 5 yrs or so. Maybe the next go around something new will come out as far as bunk coverings go

August 20, 2019 at 5:24 am #677044

Krappiecat1
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Redngoo, great to hear your findings. By your report, you must have raised the boat off the trailer, rather then unloading at the ramp. I was wondering how you safely accomplished that.

Second, does your PII have the Vinyl Ester Resin upgrade on the outer layer? I don’t believe my 15 PII does, as I purchased it out of dealer stock. I wish it did have for the added protection, as I plan on keeping the boat for a few years. I won’t even let my boat set in the water overnight, under a covered dock, when on fishing trips, because of the thought of blistering in mind. I know it’s a cost for the VE upgrade, but I see so many comments on here about how it should be based on how long you plan on owning your boat. I look at it, even if you don’t plan on keeping the boat long, what about the next owner, or the owner after that. Guess I’m looking more at the life of the boat, not the owner. Blistering wasn’t something I worried about on my older boats, but that was before the EPA got involved.

August 20, 2019 at 3:23 pm #677057

Redngoo
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No my boat does not have the VE on it. Though IF i ever purchase another it WILL have the VE. I kept my last cat from 89 till mid 14 or so. Based on that i hope to be good for awhile

Yes i lifted the boat off the trailor a couple inches or so. For the most i used the trailor itself as the jack. I cribbed the boat using blocks i cut from 4×4’s( a good floor jack with a solid piece of wood on top will serve the purpose) on the rear and at the meaty area on the V on the front. Let the trailor all the way down in the front. Crib the back. Jack it back up. Crib the front. Let jack back down on front cribbing. Boat off trailor! Worked like a top!. Just the way i done it. A couple good floor jacks will accomplish the same though. I elected to only remove one board at a time. Honestly the way my boards were. The boards need to be really close to the location the were previously sitting due to the chines

I probablly change my bunks more than most(5 to 6 yrs). Though i like mine sitting on good carpet. But one has to remember that carpet stays wet alot. Just one of my pet pieves!

August 21, 2019 at 11:03 am #677078

Krappiecat1
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Redngoo, Thank you for the info.
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