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  1. 09-21-2011 11:39 PM #1
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    Is your bottom blistered?

    There's always talk about Hatteras and blisters so I thought I'd post a few questions. I figure here would be the best place to find out how many Hatts really do blister. Does your boat have blisters? If so how extensive are they? Did it ever have a bottom job that included blister repair? So far for me the answer is no blisters or blister repairs for my 1974 46C or my 1988 65EB.
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  2. 09-22-2011 12:59 AM #2
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    Re: Is your bottom blistered?

    Jack,

    Our 1988 Hatteras 65C has a few dime size blisters in localized areas.
    Not worried about it though, our 1972 48 Yachtfish had some blisters, but they never grew or multiplied over the 5 years we owned her.
    Btw, what's your hull number? Ours is HADAT319K788.

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  3. 09-22-2011 01:09 AM #3
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    Re: Is your bottom blistered?

    Hey guys. Our '71 38c has no blisters and has had no bottom job. However,before we bought present Hatt, we surveyed a sistership in Charleston,S.C. a few years ago and counted 48plus baseball sized blisters. Blisters seam to be worse in southern,warmer waters and where vessels do not spend the winter on the hard. This of course makes sense.
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    Re: Is your bottom blistered?

    1976 42C no bottom work no blisters
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  5. 09-22-2011 06:50 AM #5
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    Re: Is your bottom blistered?

    1977 36C, no blisters no bottom work. In the water year round for the lst 21 years.
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  6. 09-22-2011 07:33 AM #6
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    Re: Is your bottom blistered?

    I have a 1966 41c that has been in the water year round in Florida for at least 10 years. My bottom is solid with no blisters but I do not know if it was just coated with interprotect 2000 for paint or if they did a full barrier coat. It's not broken so I wont fix it.
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  7. 09-22-2011 07:47 AM #7
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    Re: Is your bottom blistered?

    Our 53 had extensive blistering per the PO who had a blister job done in the mid '90s. None since. All the 53s we looked at either had blisters or blister jobs. We didn't worry about them at all either way per the info of Pascoe's site that they are cosmetic on Hatts and have no significance other than appearance.
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  8. 09-26-2011 12:30 AM #8
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    Re: Is your bottom blistered?

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    Jack,

    Our 1988 Hatteras 65C has a few dime size blisters in localized areas.
    Not worried about it though, our 1972 48 Yachtfish had some blisters, but they never grew or multiplied over the 5 years we owned her.
    Btw, what's your hull number? Ours is HADAT319K788.

    Pete
    Pete,
    Sorry I missed this before. my hull HID# is HATDA330D888. Hope your enjoying the new toy.
    Jack Sardina
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