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fowllife08
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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 hydro turf installed
So I decided to finally get around to putting my HT in. It is definitely not a one man job. If you have a couple spare hands use them, I didn't. I used a spray cement and some other kinda cement. It was rather easy till the bubbles came. Crap now what, used a razor blade poked a hole and used a can of paint to kinda role the air out. This is the finished product. Next week is the Bimini and aluminum scissor blind. I have all the material, was gonna start it today but the old lady wanted to go ride in the boat.
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Sun Jun 09, 2013 4:38 pm |
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nasty
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:36 am Posts: 1290
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 Re: hydro turf installed
Looks good man
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Sun Jun 09, 2013 5:25 pm |
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dirtybird29+
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Joined: Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:03 pm Posts: 393 Location: South Carolina
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 Re: hydro turf installed
Looks great!
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Sun Jun 09, 2013 5:39 pm |
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fowllife08
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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 Re: hydro turf installed
Thanks. For the scissor blind, I have the basic idea and reviewed hundreds of build on them. Has anyone built one and modified it to work better I guess. Just a few comments before I start on it.
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Sun Jun 09, 2013 5:53 pm |
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banded-mallard
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4310
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 Re: hydro turf installed
Looks great, now when your done with the turf, get on those damn trailer boards 
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Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:11 am |
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fowllife08
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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 Re: hydro turf installed
Lol yeh I needs do sumthin with that. Idk what the guy had going on before.
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Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:29 am |
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VooDoo Daddy
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:55 pm Posts: 2005
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 Re: hydro turf installed
Looks like a real good job. But would it have been better to run the grooves the other direction with the boat rather than cross ways? Or does it even matter?
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Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:26 pm |
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fowllife08
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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 Re: hydro turf installed
Voodoo I'm sure it does matter and it was the only problem I had with the product. But the way it was cut with the measurements that's how it fell.
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Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:29 pm |
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VooDoo Daddy
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Joined: Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:55 pm Posts: 2005
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 Re: hydro turf installed
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mudslut
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2010 6:54 pm Posts: 2061 Location: Natchitoches,La
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 Re: hydro turf installed
With ur scissor blind r u rounding the corners and what r u going to use to attach the pieces together?
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Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:36 pm |
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JIMMY W
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 4534 Location: South Louisiana
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 Re: hydro turf installed
You have the damn grooves running the wrong direction.
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Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:39 pm |
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fowllife08
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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 Re: hydro turf installed
I know, I know Lol. That what They sent me. If I would have ran it long ways I'd have a 2" gap on either side. Dumb on my part. But he'll it had water on it yesterday and today it doesn't.... so might not be a big deal. As far as the blind it's gonna be aluminum pipe with Bimini hardware to attach it.
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Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:14 pm |
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fowllife08
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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 Re: hydro turf installed
Think it'll make that big a difference??
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Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:12 pm |
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SCSuperfly
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Joined: Fri Nov 25, 2011 1:24 am Posts: 466
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 Re: hydro turf installed
Is that hydro turf green camo or swamp?
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Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:45 pm |
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barnes_53
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:14 pm Posts: 4781
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Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:48 pm |
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fowllife08
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Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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 Re: hydro turf installed
It's the green camo. I was gonna get the swamp but They had it in stock. And thanks the stuff details really quick. So I didn't think it would have mattered.
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Tue Jun 11, 2013 1:28 pm |
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fowllife08
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Tue Jun 11, 2013 1:30 pm |
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fowllife08
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fowllife08
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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 Re: hydro turf installed
Possibly. IMO the duck grass looks better, but like I said They had this ready to ship. So I jumped on it.
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Tue Jun 11, 2013 1:47 pm |
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JIMMY W
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 4534 Location: South Louisiana
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 Re: hydro turf installed
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Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:04 pm |
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take'emgator
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Joined: Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:38 pm Posts: 10201 Location: SETX
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 Re: hydro turf installed
Neither of my 2 previous boats had hyrdroturf, but I've ridden in some boats that have it and it is nice, no more walking on hot aluminum in the mid summer day, no more slipping and sliding. My new boat will have it
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Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:22 pm |
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fowllife08
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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 Re: hydro turf installed
After spending a few hour on the water with it Sunday... I'm not gone back to anything else.
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Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:37 pm |
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fowllife08
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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 Re: hydro turf installed
I have all the parts to start building the frame, just gotta get the right camo. We hunt flats and woods, which would be the best to wrap the frame with? I have a pretty good idea of what I will hard, just want to know what y'all use. And if it holds up pretty good.
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Wed Jun 12, 2013 4:39 am |
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Bigrich
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Joined: Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:52 pm Posts: 7064 Location: Mallard country
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 Re: hydro turf installed
I'm sure glad I went with turf
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Wed Jun 12, 2013 4:43 am |
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fowllife08
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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 Re: hydro turf installed
Any of y'all ever spray paint that fast grass stuff? It's good coverage, just the wrong Damn color for Where I hunt.
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Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:01 am |
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JIMMY W
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 4534 Location: South Louisiana
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 Re: hydro turf installed
I paint mine couple times during the season 
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Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:48 am |
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fowllife08
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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fowllife08
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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Fucking cum guzzling monkey cunt!! I had everything to do my frame set up. Hydraulic Bender, all the bimini fittings. Straps. Well fuck a duck. I go to make my first Ben and instead of a nice round corner I get a crimped corner, what's up with that?
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Thu Jun 13, 2013 6:34 pm |
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fowllife08
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Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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 Re: hydro turf installed
3/4
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fowllife08
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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 Re: hydro turf installed
Apparently the wrong one. Its a hydraulic pipe Bender I got from work. Do they have a special Bender for this or something?
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Thu Jun 13, 2013 6:43 pm |
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fowllife08
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Thu Jun 13, 2013 6:44 pm |
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fowllife08
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Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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 Re: hydro turf installed
This. I ended up using up a whole stock to try and get it right
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Thu Jun 13, 2013 6:47 pm |
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fowllife08
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Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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I just hit a little youtube search. I was doing it all wrong. Try again tmrw haha.
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Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:21 pm |
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fowllife08
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:50 pm |
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lurejerk
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Joined: Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:06 am Posts: 78 Location: Cowtown- Tx
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 Re: hydro turf installed
You guys prefer the Hydro Turf or Neo Mat or are they about the same? before I purchase
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Fri Jun 14, 2013 12:00 pm |
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eljefe
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Joined: Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:32 am Posts: 5210 Location: Beaumont Texas
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 Re: hydro turf installed
Neo mats are neoprene and fade quickly in the sun. I chose hydro over neo for that reason.......
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Fri Jun 14, 2013 12:02 pm |
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take'emgator
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Joined: Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:38 pm Posts: 10201 Location: SETX
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 Re: hydro turf installed
Neo mats are nice to walk on but the color don't last, fades quickly, hydroturf is the shit
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Fri Jun 14, 2013 12:17 pm |
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fowllife08
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm Posts: 3676 Location: down in da flats, LA
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I haven't done it yet in this boat. Hunted out of a boat last year and we spilt a quart of oil on the turf. Ran it like that all week. Got back home sprayed it out and it never stained or soaked. Damn good stuff. Dont know much about the neo mats.
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Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:15 pm |
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lurejerk
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Joined: Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:06 am Posts: 78 Location: Cowtown- Tx
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You made up my mind I'll stay away from the pretty stuff, glad I asked now. Thanks
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Sat Jun 15, 2013 2:29 pm |
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fowllife08
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