Defects and Damage
Why does topside paint blister and flake, and how is it fixed?
Paint blistering is almost always an adhesion problem between coats: insufficient keying, application to a damp surface or an incompatible primer. Covering the surface therefore postpones rather than solves it.
Why it works this way
What matters in a survey is whether the gelcoat beneath the blistering is sound. Paint applied without going back to the cause will lift again within a season or two.
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Serkan Kotel · independent yacht surveyor · IIMS · ABYC · MCA
