boat stored in marina slip

[gpuch64]

Anybody else store their Tige in the Water?
I purchased an 2007 RZ2 last year and have had a lot of Gelcoat problems.

[evil0ne]

Anybody else store their Tige in the Water?
I purchased an 2007 RZ2 last year and have had a lot of Gelcoat problems.

you can hear me knocking, no problems but I did get a hoist for this year.

[mtnsmith]

If it is barrier coated, and possibly bottom painted, I was told there would be no issues. The barrier coat helps the resin not absorb moisture. All fiberglass boats will absorb moisture eventually if not barrier coated and kept in the water for extended periods. Did you get blistering on your boat?

[gpuch64]

yes, and very bad.
other problems with stress cracks and spider crack as well.

No Help from Tige

[G-MONEY]

Who are you talking to at Tige?

[Greg Mallek]

Mine stays on a HydroHoist, OVER the water.

[eks]

I had some stress cracks and spider cracks on my 2007 RZ2 and Tige did take care of it.

I would go through your dealer, I never had to talk with anyone at Tige to fix it.

[gpuch64]

I am working with Dealer but need approval to begin work.

[mtnsmith]

Blisters have been a problem in a couple threads, all from the boat being left in the water over long periods of time without barrieer coating. Some boats will develop them and some will not. We had two mc's back to back when I was a kid, one blistered badly and one never did. The unfortunate only fix to blisters is to grind the bubble down and fill the glass and re gelcoat. Not cheap or fast. I don't know any manufacturer that warrants against blisters, even if the boat was bottom painted. You hate do that in freshwater, but it is still necessary to seal the gel coat, it is very porous. Good luck, hopefully the dealer can get you some assistance. If you search "blisters" there are several other thread and their outcomes. I believe Tige did fix one of them, after taking the boat all the way back to the factory.

[dogbert]

Blisters have been a problem in a couple threads, all from the boat being left in the water over long periods of time without barrieer coating. Some boats will develop them and some will not. We had two mc's back to back when I was a kid, one blistered badly and one never did. The unfortunate only fix to blisters is to grind the bubble down and fill the glass and re gelcoat. Not cheap or fast. I don't know any manufacturer that warrants against blisters, even if the boat was bottom painted. You hate do that in freshwater, but it is still necessary to seal the gel coat, it is very porous. Good luck, hopefully the dealer can get you some assistance. If you search "blisters" there are several other thread and their outcomes. I believe Tige did fix one of them, after taking the boat all the way back to the factory.

I just wanted to add that this is not only a problem with wakeboard boats, but really any type of fiberglass hull. I would not leave my boat in the water for any length of time without giving it a chance to recover.

[Kito]

How long is too long to leave it in the water. A week?

[skyski_tige]

For my RZ2 - I would not leave it in the water longer than a day. I could not imagine just leaving it in the water full time.

[eks]

For my RZ2 - I would not leave it in the water longer than a day. I could not imagine just leaving it in the water full time.

When I go to Lake Powell I leave it in the water around 7 days, never had a problem.

[Waterski-Rebel]

I think a week would be fine. I've heard 2-3 months is bad.

[dogbert]

I think a week would be fine. I've heard 2-3 months is bad.

x2. A lot depends on the water it's in as well. It helps to keep your boat well waxed.