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for max life you want a wood stablizing clear epoxy primer (solvent based) - a few coats of real marine spar varnish and then roll and tip (or spray) two part LPU clear with uv blockers (most 2 part polys do not have uv blockers due to added cost). google ESP 155, India Spar Varnish, Acrylic...

air can escape from a blasted unsealed hull under an epoxy barrier coat (which is generally 100% surface bond). Apply coatings to hulls when temp is falling so any air in the fiberglass skin will be cooling and contracting. If applied when temps rise the air has to go someplace as it expands...

barrier coats are just a layer of epoxy paint (10 -20 mils thick) designed to waterproof a porous fiberglass hull system. It will not 'wear out' etc. but like any coating system, it can fail due to poor adhesion, flexing etc. Blasting etc can contaminate the surface for a less then perfect bond...

these are LPU coatings - linear polyurethene. Just like 2 part auto paints. Two flavors - acyrlic polyurethane and polyester polyurethane. Sell for about $100 - $200 a gallon in industrial non marine settings. a cheap way to go is to use a regular enamel as the pigment coat and then a clear 2...

an epoxy paint will handle standing fuel spills and battery acid - generally solvent free and odorless. an mcu metalic paint like aluminum filled aluthane will handle 300 degree temps and is also a good wood or fiberglass sealer. High solvent levels and VOC

kevlar reinforced wet dry 700 marine epoxy - and computer color matched enamel paint from the hardware store. paul

use a thickened epoxy paste like Wet Dry 700 (which can also be applied underwater and has a history of saving sinking yachts and leaking swimming pools) - take care not to clamp too tightly - with epoxies if you clamp tightly you sqeeze out all the epoxy and the bond fails - this is different...

there is an article on 'how we painted our bilge' at www.epoxyproducts.com/bilgepaint.html paul oman www.epoxyfacts.com

2010 bilge painting 'case study' - notes of someone that epoxy painted their bilge www.epoxyproducts.com/bilgepaint.html paul oman Internet Epoxy Confederation (IEC) Homepage

epoxy will not fix it.

when adding thickeners to epoxies keep in mind that some brands of epoxies are way more brittle than others. Those with very very brittle epoxies are the least likely to mention brittleness issues. Bittle epoxy is not good in dealing with impact issues. of course when using epoxy with...

lots of options see Cheap Marine Epoxy Fillers,Thickeners, balloons, graphite powder, teflon (tm)

those tiny blisters are often just epoxy filled (epoxy cream and a putty knife). Barrier coats are just a layer of epoxy which is less porous than polyester resin. one coat of a thick epoxy paint......

yes - no drilling if you use sand! - use the greased bolts in the wet epoxy

the big issue is the thickener. Assume the epoxy has crap as a filler. Instead use something like wet dry 700 epoxy paste with is thickened with kevlar and feldspar ceramic. Another trick is to use fine sand in the epoxy... finally coat the bolts /screws with grease and insert into the wet...

the product mentioned is just 69% cheap solvent and 31% epoxy (check the MSDS). Your spending big bucks per gallon for just over 1 quart of epoxy. make your own - ideally using a high end cycloaliphatic epoxy and maybe 25% solvent. Two or three approaches. ... multi coats of solvent thinned...

recommended refinish to to strip back to the wood. Two coats of solvent thinned epoxy (make your own or ESP 120). This will stabilize and seal the wood. Then several coats of spar varnish to provide the UV protect, mil thickness and gloss. this may also solve the water problem too.

"why I need to get a life"

solvent thinned epoxy (like esp 155 or make your own) to seal the wood and provide a stable substrate. then a few coats of traditonal spar varnish which provides UV protection and mil thickness A win-win combination.

clean the surface with a pressure washer to get off loose paint. Roll on thin coat of epoxy as a primer and sealer - with grit mixed in. note that grit comes in several sizes and materials and application varies - match the grit to the coating. Also, some folks want a grit for bare feet, other...

solvent thinned epoxy - 2 coats. Make your own or something like esp 155. for the screw holes you might consider filling them with unthinned epoxy then grease your screws and apply into the epoxy filled holes. When the epoxy sets you and unscrew the screws from their tapped and threaded -...

two part polys (actually lpu coatings - google lpu) are not user friendly and are best applied by spray. To hand application google "roll and tip" - must be applied in multi thin layers. Thick layers result in solvent entrapment. most problems with 2 part polys are the result of putting on too...

more on blisters Hull Blister Repair Options - Fiberglass Boat Repair - Boat Pox

The capt tolleys works very well on hairline cracks in gel coat. regular paints and epoxies just bridge those tiny cracks and they reappear when the air or water in the crack expands due to temperature changes. With hairline cracks you need to sand them away or fill them up. - Capt tolleys...

try capt tolleys creeping crack cure. Sold at a lot of places. learn more at Captain - Capt. Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure Hairline Crack Sealer 603-435-7199-