I used exclusively Ebond epoxy. I would use it again too. Just want folks to be aware that I believe gasoline can cause issues with epoxy even if it doesn?t seem to affect the paint. I?m sure that the gas was trapped behind the rub rails where it was allowed to do it?s evil, even though I washed the area every time the vents burped
Yeah, gas probably got trapped behind the rubrails. I considered built-in gas tanks in a boat at one time, for more capacity in a given area, but decided not too. While there were sealers that could be applied to protect the epoxy, but I was advised to just not do it. I just now googled around and apparently there are 'modified' epoxies that are designed to be tougher, to resist petroleum products better (and the usual sealants are still out there), but all the descriptions say "resistant" not "proof". Gas-resistant, even if pretty good, is not the same thing as gas-PROOF. I think the best answer is to not put the boat away with super-full tanks ... as you mentioned.
