tedcool wrote:
I recall a Hobie Hotline article about refinishing rudders that inferred that they were vinylester.
Spring 2011 - Matt B: "On the blade surface, vinylester
is preferred since it’s the same hardness as the
surrounding material"
These are the ones with the label 'EPO 864'
Matt B will have the final say. I guess...
Yep, I just found that same issue. You're right, they're vinylester. Guess I missed that detail and refinished mine with the wrong material!
I suppose they'll be nice and strong, but not as UV resistant as original. The fairing wasn't too difficult, seeing as I recoated them in their entirety, but man did I pay for that added hardness when it came time to sand!
Oh well, too late to redo it now!
So I imagine a vinylester gelcoat would do just fine then, if that's the original material. Only reason I could think not to go with it would be if you wanted to control the amount of pigment added, but you could always add more to it. Not sure how much the pigment does in terms of blocking UV anyways, so that may be a moot point.