Polyester or Epoxy?

whalerman · Post by **whalerman** » April 8th, 2008, 5:34 am

Thanks to posts on this forum and conversations with Tom and Matt my Supercat 17 resurrection is progressing.

I am assuming that older Supercats were built using polyester resin. If this is the case, should I be using polyester resin for repairs or epoxy? Is one easier to use? There seems to be some confusion on this topic.

Thanks again for your help.

Whalerman

Post by **Matt Haberman** » April 8th, 2008, 9:04 pm

Whalerman,

The older boats were built with both polyester & vinalester resins, epoxy was used starting around 1994.
Your best bet is to use epoxy as it can be used to repair both polyester & epoxy.