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An argument that the humidity meter in the wrong hands is a dangerous instrument, that no boat has every been endangered by blistering, and there are easier fixes than grinding off the gelcoat.
[Offshore Atlantic Yachts, Inc., Hobe Sound, FL, USA]
Humorous but useful thoughts on cleaning your deck of bird droppings. 2 pages with cartoon.
[Cruising World, April 2002]
Lots of reasons why you should get the salt off your boat whenever you can. And there′s a good way and a bad way.
[Dockside Reports]
Taken altogether, an extensive grab bag of facts and commentary on troubleshooting, installing, and repairing a wide variety of equipment. Techniques for any one job are useful but limited. Contains excerpts from hard-to-find bulletin board and newsgroup postings, as well as links to useful sites and vendor pages.
[Bill Dietrich, USA]
How to grind off cracked gelcoat, roll on new gelcoat, sand and fair, and then protect with modern a paint system. Doing it yourself can save a lot. 6 pages with photos and diagrams.
[Sail Magazine, April 2001]
How to keep your gelcoat from deteriorating, including rinsing, cleaning, removing organic, waterline, and rust stains, waxing and polishing, and removing names and graphics. Includes contents of authors′ fiberglass cleaning kit.
[SailNet, 8 March 2002]
How to repair gelcoat scratches, match colors, and apply and fair the gelcoat. How to deal with cracks flaking and crazing.
[SailNet, 7 November 2002]
Methods and products for cleaning/degreasing, removing salt deposits and stains, bleaching serious stains, polishing, and waxing
[Practical Sailor, 1 June 2003]
A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes focused on maintenance and repairs, tips and tricks, things that work and don′t work.
[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
An e-mail discussion list for fiberglass repair. Over 150 subscribers.
[SailNet, Charleston, SC, USA]Gelcoat . . . is a porous mix of polyester resins and pigments that must be sealed from the damaging effects of ultra-violet rays, salt, dirt and weather.
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