Steve, My hull came with hundreds of those little holes. At or near the waterline. A PO had the original bottom stripped off and replaced with glass and epoxy up to the waterline so any in that area were fixed. I just lived with those buggers until last year when the hull was repainted.
Like Dennis said, they were just ground out a bit, cleaned and filled, in my case with Awlfair, sanded smooth and painted over. Best, Dave Godwin 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin Reedville - Chesapeake Bay Ronin’s Overdue Refit <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/> > On Mar 29, 2016, at 1:40 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Steve, > > Are these small pea sized nearly round shallow holes near the water line? > > If so, they're what I call gelcoat pox. Touche' had hundreds. I've heard > reports of other C&C's with them. > > I ground mine out with an air powered right angle die grinder with a cone > shaped grinding stone. Took a couple hours but the die grinder is the right > tool. Dremel just didn't work. > > After grinding, apply acetone wash, fill with 3M Premium Filler, sand smooth > and paint. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 10:10 AM, sthoma20--- via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > One result of many years of barnicle build up, followed by scraping and > aggressive pressure washing is that a number of paint "chips" were ripped out > right down to the fibreglass or lead substrate on the > new-to-me-but-old-and-neglected C&C36 that I am attempting to renovate. My > intent for the time being is to remove the remaining barnacle plates, lightly > sand the existing ablative, and replace it with more of the same. That said, > I think it would be wise to do something about these holes, and that a few > tubes of spot putty might do the trick. The main question I have is should I > use some sort of primer first, and what product is likely to work? > > Steve Thomas > C&C36 > Merritt Island, FL > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated! > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated!
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