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    Paint Prognosis

    Sep 10, 2019 2 minutes
    By Mike Smith

    BRIAN PERRY

    Perry’s Boat Repair, Portland, CT

    A paint job is 80 percent preparation, so some customers save money by doing that work themselves. Filling and fairing the hull is tricky, but not rocket science; some older boats need fiberglass mat laid over crazed

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