211 - blistering

[Ribit5]

Has anyone had any problems with gelcoat blisters on their 211. We have an 05 Team 211 in Orange that has developed blistering at the waterline and below. We bought the boat last fall as a demo boat with 80 hours on it. The longest we have had the boat sit in the water (fresh water lake in Canada) has been 2 1/2 weeks. Other than that it has sat in our garage except when being used.

The blisters are small, on half the bottom of the hull it looks like the hull is pebbled. There are other spots on the sides right at the waterline.

Our local dealer had us have the local fiberglass specialist shop have a look at it. Their assesment was that it definately is an osmosis problem and that we should contact Correctcraft.

So, our dealer is now going to contact CC and see what our next step is.

Just wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences with 04 or newer Nautiques.

[Ribit5]

By a few PM's I received regarding this subject let me explain that I am not bashing CC or mad at CC.

We love our 211 and would buy another one in a second.

What I was hoping to find out by the original post is if anyone else has had this problem, how it was resolved and the end result.

Just trying to gain some insight from others experience.

Thanks

[ag4ever]

I would doubt 99% of the people here would have this problem since most all of us have to tow the boats to the lake, and then pull them at the end of the day.

Blisters are usually a problem only if you keep the boat in the water, and even then it is like shooting craps. Sometimes you win, sometimes you loose.

Either way, I have 100% confidence that CC will handle this appropriatly.

Stll, I am suprised that this could happen with 2 1/2 weeks of exposure.

[Onthewater]

By a few PM's I received regarding this subject let me explain that I am not bashing CC or mad at CC.

It was obvious to me that you just were looking for some info and to see if others had experienced the same. Not sure how anybody could see that as bashing. Good luck and I am sure some acceptable resolution will come about.

[dabigkahuna]

Blistering can and will happen if you leave the boat in the water without protection (bottom paint). Correct Craft uses a gelcoat which is supposed to help prevent blistering, it is a really good and really expensive gelcoat, basically the best you can get. However, there is no way to prevent blistering from happening if you leave the boat in the water without bottom paint, and this applies to any boat without bottom paint. The good news is that CC will take care of this for you, so you do not have to stress out. I like the orange color, very bright!

[NautiqueJeff]

There is a bit more information on blistering in this thread.

[bobchris]

gel-kote is porous and as such it is not waterproof and blisters can form wheather it sits in the water for long periods of time or a day in the water the main issue is water will pass thru the gel-kote imediately and if there is something on the out side to prevent it from passing back thru them it will blister plain and simple, It makes no difference who made the gel-kote, who made the boat or how old the boat is or how much time it has spent in the water. dabigkahuna is right the only way to prevent it is with a barrier coating, i.e. bottom paint. Also don't wax the hull, wax the top side but not the hull. your chances of getting blisters is greatly reduced.

[boatech]

we had a customer with an o5 cc had the samething you got but his was alot worse it probably will get worse his did. he also left it in the water for much longer periods of time than you. but once it started he stopped leaving boat in water and it still kept getting worse. after a little back and forth with cc they gave him a deal he was happy with an put him in an 06. IMO i dont think that is normal for a boat so new to do this i would stay on them document everthing with pics and dont stop until you are happy. good luck keep us posted let us know if it gets worse and what they do for you .

[Andrew]

did someone really give u crap about this post?

if so, then they are a moron. u payed plenty of money for this boat, and quite frankly if i were u i would be very pissed off. there is no excuse for the blistering, and cc should definetly compensate u for it. if i pay $50k for a boat, then i should be able to leave it in the water all year and not have any problems. i've left my '86 in the drink for a month or two, and experienced no problems. there is no reason for u to. hope u get it all figured out.

[Ribit5]

Our dealer is great, has been in contact with CC and from what I'm hearing at this point is that we will have a happy ending.
Time will tell.

Thanks for all the responses so far.

[ag4ever]

gel-kote is porous and as such it is not waterproof and blisters can form wheather it sits in the water for long periods of time or a day in the water

I personally have a problem with this statement. I am not saying I think it is false, and it might well be true, but I have a hard time believing a blister can form in such a small time frame as one day.

[06210rider]

All you ever wanted to know about gelcoat blistering..........and no it cannot happen from just one day in the water.

http://www.diybob.com/HotBlister.htm

[Hollywood]

u payed plenty of money for this boat, and quite frankly if i were u i would be very pissed off. there is no excuse for the blistering, and cc should definetly compensate u for it. if i pay $50k for a boat, then i should be able to leave it in the water all year and not have any problems.

Are you even reading the FACTS about blistering?

[Hollywood]

MC blister chat

[ag4ever]

I totally agree that blistering can happen on any boat if it remains in the water. If the boat was to spend it's entire life in the water, bottom paint is a requirement IMPO.