Ot, Stow, That is what I left out. We always believed it was the fiberglass on this boat. Man it was terrible, covered with blisters. I would think they have better paints nowadays. We were starting to use some of the Vinyls right about the time I was getting away from it. They had banned all the good stuff becuase of toxicity. I definitely wouldn't leave a boat in the water without a treatment.