Just found this because we just hauled out at the exact same yard you were hauled at and found blisters on our hull. 😂 Thanks for the info, helps a ton!
That is crazy!! Glad you found our video! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need something explained in more detail! And good luck with the blister repair and time on the hard (being on the hard is hard, boats are meant for the water)!
@@HappyGoLondons ok, quick question,.. I’ve done plenty of smaller projects but never this big so here goes,…. My resin starts to gel up about every 4 blisters and I have to throw out the brush/roller. Is that normal or am I missing something? TIA
@@FaithsWind that’s pretty typical. Each resin has a specific pot life (working time) based on the catalyst, resin type, quantity of catalyst, and ambient temperature. I would limit how much you make at a time and only catalyze enough for you to work on 3-4 blisters at a time anyway. You want it to gel up and harden properly so it sounds like you’ve got your ratios in the ball park. Typical pot life for a resin is ~20 minutes give or take 5min in my experience. Hope this helps encourage you!
Holy moly who knew it was such a process! This looked like it took a long time with all of the blisters that were present. How long is this supposed to last? I did not even know this happened to the bottom of boats, lol. Thank you for showing the process it was very interesting. Peace and love to you both!
Such a process! We have about 50 blisters and they were quite a bit bigger than they appeared once we started grinding them out! The grinding out process took a while, waiting on them to dry out was the longest! And Brady was actually really fast at getting them filled but he used to work in the fiberglass industry so he has done it and knows what he is doing - if it had been me it would have been mush slower! Haha! Thank you for always leaving such sweet comments! We look forward to reading them! 💚💚 Oh also, our boat is from 1990 and boats get blisters eventually if they sit in the water all the time our repairs should last Another 30 years? Maybe more maybe less - depends on if more blisters show up then new ones may interfere with these that we filled or if the boat is wrecked, etc! Circumstances apply when it comes to how long our repairs will last! 😂
It only got hot that one time! He didn’t have that issue any other times and I wasn’t taking up his “mixed working time” with loads of questions after that first mixture! I can definitely see a tray working great, though!
Amazing video. I love how you take the time to explain and show each and every step in the process. Brady mentioned a "shop". What is his background in boat repair/maintenance? Also, are you living in the boat while it is dry docked?
Thank you! Brady previously worked for a fiberglass company - he started in the shop and then moved to project manager! They made fiberglass pipe for all sorts of things but mostly waist water treatment facilities and things like that - really big scale stuff! So not exactly boats but still loads of fiberglass things! We spent the first two weeks staying at a little hotel and then the last three weeks living on the boat, on the hard!
I've seen quite a few people do osmotic blisters on many sailing channels, but I don't think I've ever seen someone set up the patch on a board before. Usually they just build up the layers right on the boat. Now, you mentioned you had experience in the fiberglass industry; Is there an advantage to pre-building the patch vs building it up on the boat, or is it just a "style" thing?
Probably just a style thing but I like it because i can really saturate the glass without the resin running down the side of the boat vs trying to apply each layer to the hull and the resin running between each layer. Where I worked was a fiberglass fabrication shop where we made custom pipe fittings and would fabricate long pipe spool configurations and building the layers up on the table before applying them to the pipe was definitely more efficient time wise as well.
Wear a respirator! Please. At all times but especially when thickening epoxy. Hardener is not a timer or temperature control. ALL WAYS MIX ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS! Mixing to strong or to lean will affect epoxy strength. People could get hurt.
Hi don’t mean to be negative and I love the channel but there are lots things that are wrong with this fiberglass work I feel I need to mention this as others doing the same job need to know 1) you must never ever mess around with the hardener ratio with epoxy resin it must be whatever the manufacturer says , 2) you don’t use chopped strand mat with epoxy as epoxy doesn’t break down the binder used to hold all the strands together, the only exception to this is using 1708 because the chopped strand mat is stiched to the fabric and does t have the binder 3) you should always mix epoxy before adding the additives Sorry to moan
I heard to wipe down with acetone to clean before you wet anything.
Just found this because we just hauled out at the exact same yard you were hauled at and found blisters on our hull. 😂 Thanks for the info, helps a ton!
That is crazy!! Glad you found our video! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need something explained in more detail! And good luck with the blister repair and time on the hard (being on the hard is hard, boats are meant for the water)!
@@HappyGoLondons yeah, we have been aboard for 14 years. As far as we could tell this is the first haul out in almost 18 years.
@@FaithsWind WHOA! First haul out in 18 years?! That is crazy!
@@HappyGoLondons ok, quick question,.. I’ve done plenty of smaller projects but never this big so here goes,…. My resin starts to gel up about every 4 blisters and I have to throw out the brush/roller. Is that normal or am I missing something? TIA
@@FaithsWind that’s pretty typical. Each resin has a specific pot life (working time) based on the catalyst, resin type, quantity of catalyst, and ambient temperature. I would limit how much you make at a time and only catalyze enough for you to work on 3-4 blisters at a time anyway. You want it to gel up and harden properly so it sounds like you’ve got your ratios in the ball park. Typical pot life for a resin is ~20 minutes give or take 5min in my experience. Hope this helps encourage you!
Suggestion, pick up Don Casey’s book, “THIS OLD BOAT”. Gives you many updates on boat repairs.
Holy moly who knew it was such a process! This looked like it took a long time with all of the blisters that were present. How long is this supposed to last? I did not even know this happened to the bottom of boats, lol. Thank you for showing the process it was very interesting. Peace and love to you both!
Such a process! We have about 50 blisters and they were quite a bit bigger than they appeared once we started grinding them out! The grinding out process took a while, waiting on them to dry out was the longest! And Brady was actually really fast at getting them filled but he used to work in the fiberglass industry so he has done it and knows what he is doing - if it had been me it would have been mush slower! Haha! Thank you for always leaving such sweet comments! We look forward to reading them! 💚💚
Oh also, our boat is from 1990 and boats get blisters eventually if they sit in the water all the time our repairs should last Another 30 years? Maybe more maybe less - depends on if more blisters show up then new ones may interfere with these that we filled or if the boat is wrecked, etc! Circumstances apply when it comes to how long our repairs will last! 😂
A good and interesting video. This was a while ago, wasn't it? Good Luck, Rick
Thank you, Rick! Yes, this was back in February!
You should try a small tray and mix less resin at a time. It will get less hot if it more spread out.
It only got hot that one time! He didn’t have that issue any other times and I wasn’t taking up his “mixed working time” with loads of questions after that first mixture! I can definitely see a tray working great, though!
Amazing video. I love how you take the time to explain and show each and every step in the process. Brady mentioned a "shop". What is his background in boat repair/maintenance? Also, are you living in the boat while it is dry docked?
Thank you! Brady previously worked for a fiberglass company - he started in the shop and then moved to project manager! They made fiberglass pipe for all sorts of things but mostly waist water treatment facilities and things like that - really big scale stuff! So not exactly boats but still loads of fiberglass things! We spent the first two weeks staying at a little hotel and then the last three weeks living on the boat, on the hard!
I've seen quite a few people do osmotic blisters on many sailing channels, but I don't think I've ever seen someone set up the patch on a board before. Usually they just build up the layers right on the boat. Now, you mentioned you had experience in the fiberglass industry; Is there an advantage to pre-building the patch vs building it up on the boat, or is it just a "style" thing?
Probably just a style thing but I like it because i can really saturate the glass without the resin running down the side of the boat vs trying to apply each layer to the hull and the resin running between each layer. Where I worked was a fiberglass fabrication shop where we made custom pipe fittings and would fabricate long pipe spool configurations and building the layers up on the table before applying them to the pipe was definitely more efficient time wise as well.
Wear a respirator! Please. At all times but especially when thickening epoxy. Hardener is not a timer or temperature control. ALL WAYS MIX ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS! Mixing to strong or to lean will affect epoxy strength. People could get hurt.
Hi don’t mean to be negative and I love the channel but there are lots things that are wrong with this fiberglass work I feel I need to mention this as others doing the same job need to know
1) you must never ever mess around with the hardener ratio with epoxy resin it must be whatever the manufacturer says ,
2) you don’t use chopped strand mat with epoxy as epoxy doesn’t break down the binder used to hold all the strands together, the only exception to this is using 1708 because the chopped strand mat is stiched to the fabric and does t have the binder
3) you should always mix epoxy before adding the additives
Sorry to moan