Thank you for your reply. Hopefully we will find Captains with experiences on blister repairs. -----Original Message----- From: MOSTLUN@aol.com <MOSTLUN@aol.com> To: trawler-world-list@samurai.com <trawler-world-list@samurai.com> Date: Sunday, August 09, 1998 9:22 PM Subject: Re: Fiberglass bottom blister repair ><<We would appreciate opinions on the 3M vinyl ester for repairing blisters.>> > >I can't give any professional opinion since I really have no expertise in >resins, however from what I have read on the subject and from what the people >at West Marine told me I was convinced enough of it's superior water >resistance that I used it when I did a complete bottom job last summer. >Granted it's only been a year but I have no blisters at all so far. Only time >will tell if it is as good as they claim. All the research that I have been >able to find on the subject suggests that it is superior to epoxy. I think it >hasn't been on the market long enough for anyone to know for sure. >Mike >THARYAR >