Identify Hull Laminate Layer from Photograph: Hull Weight
Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 7:12 pm
Figuure 1 (above) shows the hull of my 1987 13-footer after I have sanded off a layer of white paint and gray primer. In the photograph there appears to a white gelcoat which is rough and crazed, and below that layer is a darker [layer which appears as a green-gray hue in the photograph] which seems to be in very good shape. And there are also some areas whose color is more yellow. Also, note the crazing as seen in the on the right of the photograph [near the sponson runner].
Q1: is the crazing [seen in the] white color the original gelcoat?
Q2: or is the darker and smoother area the original gel coat?
I have twice crudely weighed [the apparently bare hull of this 1987 13-footer] using a bathroom scale at four resting points, and the total of the four weights was 306-lbs.
Q3: is a weight of 306-lbs what the weight of a 1986 13-footer should be?
ASIDE. I don't know the history of this boat but it seems to have good bones. I am confused by what I am seeing. [Restoration of this 1987 13-footer] seems like a fun winter project.
--Ej