@1966jimt
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The first picture shows the hull after 3mm had been peeled. The different coloured spots are where big blisters had developed further in the laminate. The blisters had at some time been dug and filled with glass fibre we then had dug out some more In terms of was it obviouse,to someone who knew what they were looking at there were obviouse deformations in the hull shape. The key giveaway is tapping the hull with a ball hammer if there is a large blister the sound and feel change as though you are tapping a drum. At the time I had no clue on the subject so had to learn quickly
Regards Jim
The two preceding pictures show the osmosis of Blue Idyl 19 years ago there were deep blisters everywhere. To rectify this we had 3mm peeled of the hull , dug out and filled the deep structure blisters which were up to dinner plate size we filled them with chopped strand then covered the entire under water with 6mm of chopped mat strand using Vinyl Ester resin ( more moisture resistant than Polyester ) and then 7 coats of epoxy. Its all been OK sofar
Thank you for your patience took a while to get the photos in , this is Blue Idyl sporting its single mast fractional rig. We have had the boat for exactly twenty years now and when purchased the masts were in a shocking state the main shaped like a banana and the mizzen with a lump of wood in the middle but she made it back to the uk. The dilemma of two shot masts and a very shallow pocket we made two timber eight section hollow masts out of redwood and it cost about £400 all in. The timber masts were excellent but the chore of varnishing was gargantuan along with the weight tended to make her loll in a seaway unless the main was up. My now hatred of varnishing we started to look for secondhand masts and this one came up at a reasonable price with some second hand sales also purchased and altered we will see how the season goes, sofar been fast and very well balanced which has surprised me from working on educated guess work. I am sure this will not meet everyone’s approval but at any stage two masts can be refitted
Regards Jim
struggling to get the photo in please be patient 